Boyfriend's White Shirt Rainy Memory
The rain drummed against the tall window in steady, whispering sheets, blurring the city lights into soft watercolor streaks. Elena stood barefoot in the dim glow of a single lamp, the oversized white shirt of her boyfriend clinging loosely to her frame. The fabric, still carrying the faint scent of his skin—warm cedar and a trace of salt—brushed the tops of her thighs with every subtle shift. It was his shirt, the one he'd left behind that morning, and wearing it made the emptiness in the apartment feel both sharper and sweeter. She pressed her palm to the cool glass, watching droplets race down the pane like tears she refused to shed. The memory came unbidden, pulling her back to last wee…