The ominous skies above opened up and unleashed a relentless torrential downpour upon them. Each raindrop pelting his face felt like a tiny pinprick as if nature itself was fiercely determined to keep them from reaching their destination. The sound of their pounding footsteps echoed through the clearing, mingling with the splashes as they dashed across the rapidly forming puddles on the pavement.
Luciano had been caught completely off guard by the sudden change in weather back at that phone booth as he stared up at the rumbling clouds. Just moments ago, the bright ball of gas millions of miles away in space had been shining brightly. The air had been humid with the mixture of thick air and the heat from the sun, casting a warm blur over the bustling city streets. Now the world around them had transformed into a grey, watery nightmare.
