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“youhavekeptthisumbrellaforyears,it'soldandoutoffashion.whydoyoustillkeepitandtakeitwhereveryougo?”
ismiledather,“itmeansalottome.”isimplygavehermyshortestanswer
.
tobehonest,i,eithercouldnotunderstandthereasonwhyikeepit.
suddenly,astrongwindblewoverwithfallenleaves,whichblockedmyeyes.i
pickeduptheumbrellainstinctively.thenrainpoureddown.thankstomybigumbrella,ididn'tgetwetatall.
istaredatmyhugeumbrella,“whydoikeepitsolong?”iaskedmyself.icouldn'trememberwhenandwhereiboughtit,foriamalwaystiredandlazytoanswerquestions.itcouldprotectmefromtheheavyrain,itoldmyselfeventually.
lookingatthepeoplerushingthroughthestreet,ifeltsafe.thismightbeanotherreason.
thunderstormscameunexpectedlyandwentwithoutawarning.
skyclearedup.thesunshonebrightly.whatabeautifulday!
justasusual,iseizedumbrellawithmylefthand.stillthere'swaterdroppingdown.iwalkedamongthenoisycrowdandlistenedtowhattheyweremurmuring
intheirheart.
“todayiwillaskforarise,oriwillleavethiscompany.”
goodlucktoyou,ismiledtohim.
“iwillmanagetomakeyouliveforever.”alittleboyheldapetdogclosetohim.
“shewillbeallright,becausesheisblessed.”iheardangelssinginginthiscity...
whenitouchedmyumbrellawithmyfingertips,ifeltit'sdry,andit'swarm.
soonitbecamehot,iheldituptoavoidharmfulsunshine.
doistillneedareasontoexplainwhy?
maybeishouldthinkaboutit.
ineedmyumbrellawhenitissunnyaswellasitisrainy.