Awkward. Torrent [verified] -

For one perfect, silent moment, the awkwardness was no longer his alone. It had become a shared deluge. And he laughed.

He stood at the edge, holding a bag of chips, as eight other guests in linen shirts and sundresses sipped rosé on lounge chairs, fully dry. His toes curled over the concrete. Awkward was a gentle word for this. awkward. torrent

He looked down at his neon swim trunks, now legitimate attire. He looked up at the soaked, shivering partygoers clutching half-melted cheese plates. For one perfect, silent moment, the awkwardness was

Then, the sky broke.