Hope

HOPE It had been a beautiful day. He thought. It would be the first day of the rains. The day began with dark overcast skies, holding heavy gray clouds, he knew a heavy downpour would occur. Now, towards evening, it had cleared up a bit, but the sun still tried to peek from behind the slumbering gray clouds. Although the sun had lost most of its heat, its light still shined, giving the clouds a …

…down this time. He got up, opened the balcony doors and let the morning light in. It had rained most of the night and it had not yet stopped. He breathed in deep breaths, turned around walked back in and closed the door. On his way downstairs, he picked up the puppy in his arms, patted him gently and said, “I name you Hope”. In the eastern skies the sun slowly broke through the clouds.