Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered

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It's. been a week since my last update, so sorry for the late, it's so hard to find the right song

Hope you all enjoy it...

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It's one hour after midnight and everyone has already fallen asleep except Phana, with heavy rain outside he knows that at any moment thunder can wake up Zion and make him cry. Phana left his bed to check on Zion after a lightning stroke outside, and he could see Zion still asleep peacefully in his bed.

"Worried?" says Ming asks Phana when he sees Phana take a glass of water the glass, he just nods

"Sorry," says Phana when he sees Ming walking toward him "Did I wake you?" 

Ming shakes his head "You know I'm a light sleeper" Phana nods and gulps his water 

and just in time, lightning strokes outside, and in a couple of seconds it's followed by a rumble of thunder, "can you get the water" says Phana when he heard a little sob from Zion's room "I'll check on him" Ming just nod.

When ming enters the room with a glass of water in his hand, he can see Phana comforting Zion with little taps on the shoulder and wiping the tears on Zion's cheek

"It's ok" and "It's just thunder" are the words Phana uses to comfort Zion, When Ming sees it he walks toward them and sits next to Zion

"What happened buddy?" asked Ming while he handed the glass to Zion

Zion gulps all the water in the glass "Thirsty?" Phana smacks Ming's shoulder "Sorry," says him to Phana in a low voice "So...," Ming says and Zion looks at him "What happens, buddy?"

"Hiks...thunder Unkie...hiks...hiks" answered Zion and a tear fell from his eye 

"It's okay" Ming wipes the tears "Don't be scared, it's gonna be fine, thunder will not harm you"

"No...it's too loud, Unkie," says Zion, and when he turns his head and looks at Phana "It scared me"

"It's ok, don't be scared," says Ming while he ruffles Zion's hair backward and forward "You wanna know why you shouldn't be scared?"

"Why Unkie?"

"Are you scared of lightning?" Zion shakes "Good, because when lightning flashes across the sky, like a big, bright spark jumping from one cloud to another."

"Like magic?" Zion asked, his fear starting to fade as he listened to Ming's comforting words.

"Yes, just like magic," Ming replied with a smile. "And you know what happens when there's a big spark like that? It makes the air around it shake and rumble, like a big drum."

"A drum in the sky?" Zion exclaimed, his imagination starting to soar.

"That's right," Ming said, nodding. "And the sound you hear is called thunder. It's like the sky's way of saying, 'Hello!'"

Zion giggled, feeling a little braver with each passing moment.

"So, the next time you hear thunder," Ming continued, "just remember that it's the sky saying hello to you. And there's nothing to be afraid of because it's just nature's way of putting on a show."

"Thank you, Unkie Ming," he said, his voice filled with gratitude. "I'm not scared anymore."

"So now just get back to sleep, OK?" Phana says to Zion

"NO!!!"

"Why?" 

"I'm scared"

"Don't be scared again, Unkie and Uncle P are always here." Ming says to Zion "Just scream if something happens, and in a second Unkie and Uncle P will be here, OK?"

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