There was once a girl with beautiful brown eyes and long, silky black hair. She was adored by everyone. She was smart, kind, cheerful, and optimistic. She always smiled and was never seen angry. She was able to touch people's hearts.

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There was once a girl with ugly hazel eyes and messy, unkempt black hair. She was disliked by everyone. She was mean, negative, offensive, and hateful. She always frowned and was never seen happy. She was able to change people's hearts.

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The kind girl always had boys running toward her.

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The mean girl always had boys running away from her.

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When asked what her favorite color was and why, the kind girl replied with, "I like the color blue because it describes the way humans express themselves and how we can improve."

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When asked what her favorite color was and why, the mean girl replied with, "I like the color blue because it shows a person's sadness and fear and is a way to hide from the world."

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The kind girl was asked why she thought that way and she said, "because blue is the color of the sky."

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The mean girl was asked why she thought that was and she said, "because blue is the color of the rain."

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One day, it began to rain and clouds blocked the sky. Everyone that was out had an umbrella except one girl who walked confidently down the street. She bumped into a girl with beautiful brown eyes and long, silky black hair. The girl asked her why she didn't have an umbrella. The girl with no umbrella answered, "because no one can see me" and walked away from the shocked girl.

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After that day, the kind girl acted differently. She was mean, negative, offensive, and hateful. Because of this, everyone began to slowly dislike her.

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The mean girl met up with the once kind girl again, in the rain. She asked the kind girl why she didn't have an umbrella. She responded with, "because no one knows I'm crying" and walked away from the shocked girl.

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After that day, the mean girl acted differently. She was kind, cheerful, optimistic, and positive. Because of this, everyone began to slowly except her into society.

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Two years had passed since then and the two girls met again. One of them had a kind and sweet attitude and the other had a mean but sincere attitude. They became friends. Because of that, both began to be shunned by the people of society.

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One day, they were asked when and where they felt most comfortable. The two girls answered, "the rain" surprising the one asking the question. They were asked why they felt this way and they said, "because we can be ourselves and not be tormented by the levels of society."

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The boy who had asked those questions didn't understand what the two girls meant by that. He didn't see how rain could be a positive thing. On a rainy day, on his way back from school he saw two girl walking on the other side of the road, with no umbrellas. He studied closer and saw that it was the same two girls that he had interviewed. He watched closer and noticed that they were smiling. The boy was stunned. Never once had he seen those two girls smile. He thought they looked beautiful in the rain.

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The next day, he approached the two girls as they walked on the side of the road. He asked them why they acted so different in the rain than in their daily lives. They looked at him strangely and said, "because the rain accepts us for who we are." The boy stopped, amazed on how honestly and confidently the two girls answered his question but he still didn't understand what they meant. How could the rain, which is just a part of Earth's natural water cycle, be able to accept them?

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A year passed and the boy was sad all the time. He had high scoring grades but he was bullied all the time. He was made fun of and lost all of his friends. No one came to help him.

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He forgot his umbrella one day and it began to pour. He was forced to walk home with no protection from the rain. As he began to walk, he was amazed on how free he felt. Tears began to stream down his face, his bottled up feelings spilling out. He passed by several people but no one stopped to ask if he was okay. Only the rain did. The rain protected him. The rain saw that he was crying and made it so no one else did. The rain accepted him.

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After that day, the boy finally understood what the two girls meant when they said that the rain accepted them. He was comforted by the rain. He became friends with the rain. Then, one day, he decided to become the rain.

Dedicated to eyprilklaris