AyashiDon
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In the storm-lashed town of Port-Saint-Laurent, Damien sits on a lonely bench, ready to end the emptiness that has shadowed his twenty-five years. Wealth, beauty, and privilege mean nothing to a man who feels nothing at all, who drifts through life as if behind glass, untouched by joy, grief, or purpose. Tonight, the restless sea will be his last witness.
But then, the rain stops falling on him.
A girl, too young to belong in his world, yet strangely unafraid, stands behind him, holding out an umbrella. Her name is Élodie. She speaks of rain as the world's tears, of beauty that blooms when the skies clear, and of colors that return after the storm. She presses the umbrella into his hand, then walks away into the downpour, leaving him with nothing but her name echoing in his mind.
When the rain finally ceases, Damien finds the world subtly transformed. The air is sharper, the sea calmer, and for the first time in years, he no longer wants to disappear. All because of a fleeting encounter with a stranger who smiled in the rain.
And that night, he did not just find the meaning of life, he found his soul.