The earthy, musty scents of March were masked and muted by the swells of sultry heat waves. There must have been thousands of commuters who have trampled and crunched on the fallen brown leaves that have over time fringed the gravelled sidewalks.
Tyrannical rays of light have denied children from their afterschool playground-retreats, punished the working class—especially the tobacco abusers—during their mundane recesses, and battered self-proclaimed photographers with harsh contours and shadows falling off their subject-matters. People started to seek refuge in air-conditioned sanctuaries, and sanctioned excuses to indulge in sinful iced-desserts.
The uninvited and overstaying dry spell has manifested a different breed of heat that was anger. People suppressed bouts of pique, and intolerance towards the smallest of issues grew weary. How much longer would the drought linger?
Soon, a fine, gentle mist fell, and the frustrated land was abuzz with delight. The sight was pretty. But as soon as it had started, it ended, throwing most into a state of dismay. Some were not even aware of the presence of an angel’s tears.
Millions darted for shelter as rain gushed through the arid atmosphere. Hundreds trended hashtags and photos of the downpour on the social networks. Snark remarks about the skies holding their bladder in for months appeared; distasteful but undoubtably forthright.
The trees and shrubs gulped the icy beverage up, and then they had more. It was as though they are finally conscientious about the significance of water-storage. Soon, the greenery became green again. The masses rejoiced over the persistent shower. They had wished for the rain to sustain, to continue to shampoo the obnoxious, repulsive and pungent suspended particulate pollution away.
Then there was tranquility throughout the island. Everyone stopped to embrace and be drenched and saturated in their untroubled state of minds. A veil has been lifted—a heavy burden off the enervated shoulders. The other form of heat had magically subsided.
Let it rain, let it be.
