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RAIN. Anxiety

A BEAUTIFUL FEELING

She's afraid
When I looked out the window of my gloomy classroom,

the sky and the great white mass of clouds began to Afraid she might
darken. It felt as if they were moving towards me. be betrayed
Afraid there won't
I could hear a light tapping on the window which soon
be anyone for aid
became a pitter-patter of raindrops falling from the sky.
Afraid all the
It was around the time we were supposed to leave when good times will

everyone started getting up and taking out their soon end
umbrellas and raincoats.
Puddles began to form as the rainfall got heavier. Afraid she might

I fastened my pace as the grey, gloomy clouds gathered not be able to
in the sky. Up until now, the sky had been perfect, yet make it
it was changing drastically. The beautiful blue shade Afraid she might
have to break
had morphed into grey. Large groups of clouds were
through it
forming, blotting out the bright yellow colour of the
Afraid she is but
sun.
won't admit it
I felt the first splatter of rain when I was heading

outside to get into my bus. I took shelter under another Afraid that she
person's umbrella, they didn't seem to mind. Droplets might just lose

of rain dripped from the umbrella. They sprinkled onto Afraid she won't
the ground so beautifully. Then, the rainfall became be the one they
chose
more intense. As I got into my bus, I felt a bit of relief
Afraid all that’s
from escaping the aggressive rainfall occurring
left will be a
outside. I took a second to breathe and admire the
bruise
droplets of water falling from the sky. It reminded me
of the rotor blades on a helicopter. Eventually, the She wishes to be
noise lessened and everything around me felt tranquil. saved

I wish I could feel like that all the time.
The feeling of little droplets falling on my face is -Aarya
Jyoti Chhatkuli
something that I will never forget. It gave me a sense
-Zesay Suitsang
of comfort, one that I’ve never felt before.

-Zesay Suitsang

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