"Verdamnt! Where is he?"
He was running as fast as he could, but the umbrella was getting increasingly damp and weighed down. Paul shivered and briefly stopped beneath a tree to shake the umbrella free of waterdrops, flinching and wrinkling his nose as the cold rain lashed at his face; a deep breath and then he was off again, squinting into the distance and frantically searching for his friend. He'd been around the apartment blocks twice now, surely his friend wasn't far away, he wasn't the type to wander off when he had important engagements at stake.
It was no use looking for him in the streets. Defeated, Paul turned a corner and sank aga