Lilly Sway

Yesterday was a rainy day there were yellow raincoats running all around the elementary school the rain came down in sheets but thankfully the sun was still shining very strong until I got to the area where my children wait for me to pull up for them but as it was finally my turn the rain only came down harder, after loading them up and trying to exit the school grounds we noticed a neighbor’s car had broken down, we stopped and asked if someone was coming for them, she said that her husband was stuck on the other side of town in traffic so we offered them a ride home we then all piled up in our vehicle and headed to her street, she looked in the mirror to see what her children were laughing at, her makeup was running so she had raccoon eyes as her son called them and we all had a big life. After dropping them off we continued along with a smile as we got back on our regular route to the middle school the rain continued to pour, as we approached the school we saw no raincoats, that’s right not here, it would simply not be acceptable to carry one, thank goodness umbrellas are still okI made my daughters take one ( some how they were still soaking wet). When I finally made my way through traffic towards them as I opened the door I could see that they were with 5 other teens, before I could say anything they all jumped in they were soaked to the bone, the rain clouds had covered the beautiful sun which meant driving in it was dangerous enough and having kids trying to dodge cars while running across the big 4 lane street was out of the question in all good conscience it was really hectic traffic on a regular day much less on a day like today, so I did not protest and we went along our way laughing as we left wet teens here and there. I finally closed in on my particular neighborhood street but only made it half way my son called me and said that he had caught a ride to his nearby campus for afternoon classes, the professor had not come in because of the flooding in his area so classes were cancelled and his ride had already left the parking lot which left him in need of a ride home, as we pulled onto the campus my daughters jumped into the front seat, before I could ask them what they were doing I saw my son standing in the rain with two of his friends I pulled up beside them rolled the window down and asked if someone was in need of a ride they all laughed. A little rain can bring many people your way you could find yourself in a good mood after driving in it all day so the next time the weather tries to block out the sunshine make your own even if it is in a crowded vehicle full of wet people, well today is looking like more rain is coming our way. Taxi any one?

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Lilly’s Way

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