Rain

"Rumble!"

"Pitter-patter!"

Dark clouds gathered overhead. After a soft thunder, the sky that had been parched for months finally softened at the long-awaited moisture. Fine raindrops drizzled down, scattering into all corners and covering the entire Phoenix Mountain in a mist.

It was the first rain since this April—it was already mid-August at the moment. Light as it might be, it at least offered some comfort to the people who had been suffering from droughts and the high temperature.

Meteorological services were all rushing around spreading the good news, for the entire North would be experiencing a minor drop in temperature in the coming few days and some areas might be expecting intermittent showers. This indicated that the intense heat of summer brought by the abnormality was finally coming to an end this year. The South might have to wait a few more days, but it would not be later than September.