Stories in Chapters

Spent The Rain With Someone

The cold and peaceful rain, which puts my heart at ease. The gentle breeze that blows my hair and the sound of pouring rain, silencing the loud and noisy world that surrounds me. Its wonder that awes me very deeply, it makes me stronger and calmer whenever the droplets of rain starts to fall. It makes me tough, and it makes me weak at the same time. I love the rain, it silences my heart and my mind.

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As I sat on the terrace, watching the bright and sunny day, I observed the butterflies flying round-and-round the flowers on the pot. I was bored, so I stood up and went to my room.

"Arrrghhh. It's so hot outside." I closed the windows then opened the air-conditioner. "There, that's better."

I lie down on my bed, wanting the stunningly bright sky to become dark and gloomy. My pet cat, Sammy, purred and jumped up on the bed and sat beside me.

"Hey there Sammy, I really wish that it would rain right now. The sun is really warm, I like the cool rain more." I petted Sammy as he answered with a purr. I took a short nap and rest...

After thirty minutes I woke up. I checked the time, it's just 9 in the morning.

"Wow, it's so boring. I wish there were classes." I pouted as I stretched out my arms. It was Saturday today, so there are no classes. Most of the time, when it's weekend, I just stay in my room. I noticed that the room is kind of dark, so I looked outside, and noticed that it was raining. I hurriedly jumped out of bed and opened the windows and turned the air-conditioner off.

"Yes! Look Sammy, it's already raining!" I shouted as I gently poked Sammy who is still sleeping. He then woke up and when he noticed it was raining, he looked at me and purred.

"Yeah Sammy, I really am happy that it is raining!" I smiled at Sammy as I lifted him up and hugged him. We went to the terrace of my room and sat down. My phone rang as I happily took it out. My face was smiling as I saw who the recipient was. I read the text message.

"Hey Anne, it's really cold today. Put on a jacket so you won't get a cold. I know that you're already at your terrace, staring at the rain." I happily read the text message out loud to Sammy. The one who messaged me was Ivan, my friend who I knew from text messages. My friend at school introduced me to him.

"Yeah, it really is cold, but don't worry. I already put on a jacket before you said it." I replied to Ivan. I started texting with him three months ago.

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Flashback

"Hey, a friend of mine introduced you to me. You're Ivan, right?" I send a message to my new text mate. I was hoping to receive a reply from him, since my friend said that he's a kind person, but picky when it comes to his text mates, so I must try hard to make a good impression.

"Hello. Yes I am Ivan. I'm happy to hear that someone knows me. Can you please introduce yourself to me?" After a minute he replied back. I am really nervous. How will I introduce myself to him? Knowing that I'm an anti-social person, it means that I'm pretty dumb when it comes to introduction to new people.

"Ummm hi, I'm Anne. I hope we'll be good friends. I like the rain." Nice reply Anne. No one ever liked the rain... They said that it's gloomy, boring and dark. Now he'll never want to talk to you...

"Hi Anne, nice to meet you. Even though you already know me, I'll still introduce myself. I'm Nikko Ivan, but please call me Ivan. I love the rain, too. I'm glad that someone liked it. I really hope that we'll not just be good friends, but best friends. Can I call you?" I'm really nervous right now, my hands are shaking. What if I mess this up? I replied yes to him.