Storm

Blue Steel – Chloe Fox

Maddy Artinger

10. (Storm) Sometimes you can see the storm coming, other times you can’t. Sometimes it’s a surprise after you were told it would be a sunny day, and then suddenly there is thunder and lightning. The horizon flushes blue and gray as you see the clouds roll in and an overwhelming noise is heard up above as you twist and turn at the little bright flashes in your peripheral. A few times you can avoid the storm, either you run away and hide or you go around it, or it stops and takes a turn away from you. Other times, it hits you straight on. As you’re standing there, soaking wet, as lightning makes its appearance behind you and as you flinch at the loud booming of the thunder, you think to yourself, wasn’t it just sunny two minutes ago? Where did all this downpour come from? You take a second and look around the streets. You look to your right, and see one guy is just walking in the rain, upset, but not doing anything to stop from being poured on. Perhaps this has happened one too many times and he’s used to it. You turn and look to your left as you see a woman laughing and playing in the rain water with no raincoat, thoroughly enjoying the rain splashing around her. Then you look right in front of you and there it is. The person you aspire to be. As they stand there talking to their friends, you take in the articles they are wearing. A bright, yellow raincoat over their shoulders, and they are holding an umbrella to block the rain. Not letting some silly little problem impede on what the days plan to be. Be that person right there. If you have plans and one little problem comes up, don’t run away and hide; get that coat and umbrella and face it. It might not be easy, but it’s braver than running away or hiding from what’s attacking you.