The sultry midsummer is always cut by sudden thunderstorms, and the young boy Xiao Ji is trapped in a corner called loneliness - like branches and leaves wilted by heavy rain, he huddles silently in the back row of the classroom, listening to the rolling thunder outside the window, and even the wind carries a dull weight.
Until Zhaoxiao appeared. She was holding a stack of picture albums with corners soaked by the rain. She smiled and ran into his sight. The tips of her hair were still dripping with water, but she seemed to be bringing in the light of a sunny day. She would give him half of the earphones on a thunderstorm day and tell stories in the album in a low voice; she would drag him to tread water on the playground after the rain, watching the double shadows reflected in the puddles dyed warm orange by the setting sun; and when he lowered his head to avoid the crowd, she would gently tug on his sleeve and say, "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere."
That summer thunderstorm didn't stop for long, but it was enough for Zhaoxiao to use her brightness to dispel the haze in Xiao Ji's heart little by little. They shared secrets in the days when cicadas chirped and thundered, and exchanged thoughts under the evening breeze and starlight. Xiao Ji gradually changed from a silent shadow to a young man who could laugh and run with her. It turns out that the redemption in youth is never a vigorous rescue, but someone breaks into your rainy day with sunshine and tells you: "If there is thunder in the future, I will wait for the sunny day with you."
Purpose: Youth Literature