Heavy Rain

This entry is for Friday 5 at Poefusion. This week's words are scrivener, distal, parapet, gilt, trace.

the sky poured heavily, indiscriminately
upon the roofs of a scrivener's home
bits of dark woods distal on the edge of the roof, breaking free
falling gently onto the front gilt driveway

dark water seeps through the cracks and into the inner layer of the house
droplets of water fell all around him
but he kept tapping on his laptop
in the bright lights of a single yellow lampshade

a thumping sound pricked his eager mind
he listened, furrowing his brows
he waited until the sound stopped
then he turned back to his laptop, relieved by the silence

a sudden thunderous roar sent shivers down his back
he looked up to see his roof ripped and blew up into the maddening sky
he screamed, jumped off his chair and ran outside with his laptop
he gazed at his house through his rain-stained glasses

the rain dispersed slowly
any trace of his home was covered under the piles of crumbled mess
surrounded by the rows of leftover parapet wall
he hung on tightly to his laptop and smiled, at least he got to finished his novel