the music was loud in the car, and it had to be, to drown out the rain. it had been raining since early this morning and it was almost 8pm now.

over 12 hours of non-stop rain. bet there were quite a few areas that were experiencing flooding right now, he thought to himself. traffic was fairly light, considering that it was a weekday. most of the working population must have gone on leave, since this was a short working week. 3 days of leave will give you 9 days of rest, a good deal by anyone's standard.

there was no letting up from the rain and in fact, as he drove on, it rained even harder. just then a motorbike zoomed passed and in a flash it was almost out of sight.
the rider must be in a real hurry to be somewhere because this was the sort of weather that even a car driver would stay home in. hope nothing happens to him.

as he drove on for another 5 minutes, he started to realised that visibility was getting from bad to worse. he could barely make out the car in front. it did not help that his car wipers were faulty and they could only work at just 1 speed, turtle speed. to carry on driving was just crazy. he knew that up ahead, there was a flyover and it was a perfect place to stop. many bikes stop there for shelter from the rain. i guess this would be one of the rare times when you see a car stop to shelter from the rain.

he just made it to under the flyover as the rain started to lash down with even greater intensity. strangely enough, there was only 1 bike there. as things will have it, it was exactly the same bike that had zoomed pass before.
he stopped his car just a few metres behind the bike. he saw that the rider had dismounted and was busy sms-ing on his phone. he decided to stop the engine and came out of the car. the wind was blowing hard and he could feel rain but it was rather invigorating.

'nice bike you have there.' he spoke to the rider, trying to make small talk. it was a nice looking bike and he had no doubts that it rode as well as it looked. the engine looked big enough to make those small china cars engines look tiny.
the rider looked at him and just nodded his head.
as he walked a little closer to the rider, it was then that he realised that the rider was clad in a full leather suit and he looked rather smart in that. just that something was not really right... something looked out of the ordinary, just by looking at the suit itself. he could not seem to place it and while he was starring - he did not realise it himself - the mystery unveiled itself. the rider took off his full face helmet to reveil a her. oops, looked like he starred a little too hard. he quickly looked away but it was too late. she came walking over. he felt ashamed.

she came over, looked him over and then she suddenly grab his right hand. she held it palm up with one hand and she reached for something in her pocket, all the time she looked straight in his eyes. strangely, he did not feel the need to react. he just stood there with his hand out and waited. she took out a pen and began to write something on his palm. once done, she looked up at him again and then gave a smile. the next thing he knew, she had put on her helmet as she walked back to her bike. she mounted and started it up and she zoomed off, the same way she had zoomed into his life. by now, the rain had lighten to a slight drizzle.

he stood there for a full minute, just looking at the red taillight of the bike as it motored out of sight. he stood there somemore, even after the lights had faded long ago. then he slowly looked at what she had wrote in his hand. he smiled. he turned and headed back to his car. he started it and the music started again. loud enough to be heard by anyone outside. he started to sing along as he drove off.

"Digital Love"

Last night I had a dream about you
In this dream I'm dancing right beside you
And it looked like everyone was having fun
the kind of feeling I've waited so long

Don't stop come a little closer
As we jam the rythm gets stronger
There's nothing wrong with just a little little fun
We were dancing all night long

The time is right to put my arms around you
You're feeling right
You wrap your arms around too
But suddenly I feel the shining sun
Before I knew it this dream was all gone

Ooh I don't know what to do
About this dream and you
I wish this dream comes true

Ooh I don't know what to do
About this dream and you
We'll make this dream come true

Why don't you play the game ?
Why don't you play the game ?
-daft punk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N689QWwYJj4