It was raining again.
A little girl sat on a bench located at the entrance of the hospital, patiently
waiting for the rain the stop. It was the raining season, a season she hated
the most.
"When will the rain stop?" she sighed. The weather was getting
worse, and it was too cold for her to remain outside. She missed the glory of the sun, the chirping
of birds, the rustling of trees and the sound of cicadas at night. She missed
the way the flowers danced when swayed by the hot summer breeze. She was
lonely, and the rainy season had made her even lonelier. Her parents were too
busy with work to even spend time with her. She was shy and sickly, hence no
kids her age would want to play with her.
A nurse approached her,
politely asking her to go inside as her condition had worsen each day. She
shook her head gently, refusing to go inside. The nurse smiled, and put a soft
blanket around her body. “Here, this should keep you warm. Enjoy your view here
and call me if anything happens okay?” the nurse said, a sad smile formed on
her mouth. Every staff in the hospital knew about her condition. That nurse was
no exception. After that, he left the little girl alone to her thoughts and
continued to his work.
Her surrounding was silent,
apart from the sound of the raindrops hitting the hospital roof like bullets,
killing any other sound that was present. She looked around, and she realised
she was the only one who was left alone. “Where’s mummy? Where’s daddy?” She
muttered. She was on the verge of crying when suddenly, a boy sat beside her. She
was shocked, but he remained calm and admired the rain without saying
nothing.
His black hair was trimmed short and he had a pale skin, as if no blood
was running under his skin. His black pair of eyes were so fixated on the rain,
as if the rain was performing some sort of dance that only he knew. He did not
even realize that she was staring at him, curious with his course of action.
Out of a sudden, he smiled. As if the rain had entertained him, giving him a
mysterious joy. She thought he was creepy. Nevertheless, she still try to start
a conversation with him.
"Why are you smiling?”
she asked.
“Because the rain is something I love
the most” he answered with a smile and she gasped.
"Well for me, the rain is something I hate the most" she said and he
just smiled again.
"It's unfair." he said, his
eyes still fixed on the heavy rain. He really really liked the rain.
"Unfair? Why?” she asked him again, her blue eyes widened. She was
curious, and she demanded an answer that could satisfy her curiosity.
"It's unfair to the trees. God created the rain to answer their
prayers. Even the trees want some water to drink, don't you think?"
She was shocked to hear such answer coming out from a boy this young.
Speechless, she remained silent and watched the rain too. Both of them sat
there in silence, enjoying the peace and calmness of the weather. Suddenly, he
stood up and left her after a brief bye bye, leaving her to her own thoughts.
She kept thinking of his words, realizing that they were indeed true. After a
while, she realized that the temperature was too cold for her and she decided
to seek warmth in the hospital.
A day passed by and she knew too well that she wanted to
meet him again. She wanted to know more about him. Where did he come from? How
old was he? Why did he end up in this hospital? Most importantly, she wanted to
listen to his thoughts about everything in this world. It was the first time
someone had ever talked to her, apart from her family and the hospital staff.
She searched the whole hospital for him, or perhaps a clue about his whereabouts,
but to no avail. She was tired and frustrated. Where did he go? How can a boy
disappear in just one night? She felt like crying. She was dying to meet him
again. She didn’t even get the chance to say thank you to him yesterday. She
wanted to talk her again.
Suddenly, a doctor approached her.
"Are you okay, little girl? Why do you look so sad? Are you in pain
somewhere? Are you lost? I can help you. " the doctor asked, concerned
about this little girl that had been wandering around the hospital for hours.
"I'm looking for
someone" she said, on the verge of tears.
"I see. Can you tell me more
about this person? Maybe this doctor here can help you find that person."
the doctor said, plastering a smile to keep her calm.
"He is tall, he has black hair and black eyes. He sat beside me yesterday
at the bench outside the hospital." she described him vaguely as she
herself didn’t know his name.
"Hmmm... that is quite vague. Why
don’t we ask the nurses? Perhaps they know this boy you’re looking for"
the doctor held her hands tightly and they asked the same nurse that had
advised her to go inside yesterday.
"Yes may I help you,
doctor?" the nurse said with a polite smile.
"This girl here is looking for the boy
that sat beside her at the bench outside the hospital yesterday. Black hair,
black eyes, do you know who he is?" the doctor asked the nurse while the
girl hid behind the doctor's long white coat.
Suddenly, the nurse's smile turned into a frown. She looked sad.
"Actually, that boy,
Ryuu passed away this morning." the nurse said.
She was shocked to hear the
news. How can he left so soon when they only met each other yesterday? She didn’t
even know his name, his background, his passion, his ideals. She could hear her
heart broke, shattered into tiny pieces. She was sad, and this sadness would
stay for a long long time. She cried loudly, her voice could be heard from
miles away, grieving for the death of a friend she had only met when the rain
fell.
13 years passed by, and the
little girl was fully cured from the illness she suffered. However, each time
the rain falls, she will be reminded of the boy who taught her to love the
rain. Each time the rain falls. She will be reminded of the boy who taught her
the pure feeling of grief and sadness. Life must go on, she believed. But she
will never forget the boy.
~Sky
