It wasn't until I got in the taxi that I noticed my palms were marked with blood from my fingernails digging in. I looked out the car window, and for a moment, it felt like tears were pouring down, but my face was dry. Even my vision was perfectly clear. It was the rain that I saw.

Just as I got home, the real estate agent suddenly called to tell me a buyer had decided to purchase the house in River Park Homes. They were generous too, not haggling on the price at all. The agent asked ...