"I did miss hearing the sound of rain," a voice spoke behind Serene. Though the voice was loud and clear behind her, she didn't turn around, or show any reaction to having heard the voice. Serene just continued to stare out of her window, watching the rain fall, and seeing the trees move against the wind. A hand touched Serene's shoulder and she jumped a little. Quickly, she turned her head to see who the hand belonged to, but her worries were quickly diminished when she saw that it was just her mother. With long, silky black hair, and a pair of blue eyes that matched the beauty of a glacier lake, the two were almost spitting images of each other.
"Sorry," her mother quickly apologized, mouthing the words. "I still forget." Serene nodded in acknowledgment, before turning back to look out the window and continue watching the rain. It was something she found herself doing more and more often, after the accident, that is. Serene hugged her knees and rested her chin on them as well, she moved over a little creating some room for her mother to sit on the large white window sill with a 'Happy Birthday' sign hanging above it. Her mother sat down and watched the rain fall. There was a silence in the room only broken by the pit patter of the rain. The silence was held between the two, before, giving out a helpless sigh, her mother lightly tapped Serene on her legs. Serene slowly turned her head, keeping her eyes attached to the rain for as long as she could, before finally looking towards her mother.
"Fathers done cooking, why don't you come downstairs." Serene tilted her head and had a lost look on her face. Her mother sighed helplessly once more and began to talk slower and annunciate her words. Serene, able to get the gist of what her mother was trying to say, nodded. Her mother stood up from the window sill and began to make her way downstairs. Slowly, Serene began to follow behind her. However, before she left her room, she paused at the door, her hand lightly grasping the handle. She turned around and looked longingly at the rain falling on her window, her eyes watering ever so slightly. She looked at the rain, the rain she couldn't hear before she closed the door.