One Night in the Rain

I blame the rain. When it’s dark out, the brain produces an excess of melatonin, and your body thinks it’s time to sleep. This was no drizzle either. This was the type of rain that hits your windshield in giant globs. Even with the wipers going full speed, everything I saw was filtered through this thick layer of water. The streetlights merged into this glowing mess of red and green. For all I knew, I could have been staring at fireworks or a damn Christmas tree.