The Storm

The last leaf falls from the ragged, lonely tree.
Summer's long gone; Autumn is crisp in the air.
A deadly silence approaches. A storm cloud hovers. Thunder rolls in the distant.
A heartbeat quickens; bated breath.
She waits for an answer. . . . a whisper emerges.
A tear falls as it begins to storm, rain pounding rhymthically on the roof.
He leaves.
She watches her love walk away. In the back of her restless mind, she knew he would never stay.