She started to walk faster without realizing she was trying to catch up to him At that moment she lessened her pace but didn't fall too short of his steps She walked behind him with a safe but still dangerously close distance He wore the limited edition Olympic head phones on The ones she bought him for his birthday just last year He always liked to think of himself has the next Michael Phelps He could have been had he not doubted himself so muchΒ Β She knew he was listening to his own rap music that he wrote He was arrogant like that He always liked to think of himself has a musical artist He could have had he not doubted himself so much Mildly, she hoped the noise ringing through his ears was about her and not the disaster he's been seeing recently This story would get more interesting if he had turned around to notice her Ultimately she knew he wouldn't And he didn't. He walked out the door, and she, not too far behind, did the same He ran through the rain to his car and she walked slowly through the rain, in the opposite direction to hers.