Finally got wet again!

Yesterday was a lazy day for me, having spent the whole night up without batting an eyelid it is normal for me to pay my debt the next day. I stayed up all night studying without sleeping prior to 1:00am and that's to say I spent 24 hours without sleeping. My body took on all of the suffering because when I started sleeping at about 8:00am, I didn't wake up until 5:00pm. Although I would wake up in between hours but I couldn't do a thing! It felt like a thousand hot extra prickly needles are piercing back and forth into my eyes so I couldn't even reply to the comments on my previous article until this morning, let alone visit other friend's articles or even write. I opened readcash twice yesterday but the brain in my head had a totally different idea. All it kept saying was "sleep babygirl, sleep!"... It was irresistible. I had to pay my debt in full whether I like it or not.

Anyways guys, I am writing this article with happiness in my heart! Remember when I wrote about how hot it was here and how water had suddenly become gold? Well we were blessed with our first rainfall of the year in the early hours of the morning. It came totally unexpected as there was no sign of cloud, or wind or even a slight change in weather. It just started raining as if it missed its direction and accidentally fell in our area. It started raining around 4:00am in torrents! It didn't stop until it was well past 4:45 which means it lasted for more than 30 minutes! That's totally unusual for a first rainfall of the season.

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I was happy and didn't hide it, even though the water isn't yet fit for storage or consumption since it will wash up all the dust accumulated on the roofs throughout the dry season, I was compelled to store some not for consumption but for... I don't really know! I just felt like collecting rainwater lol😂. I brought out my buckets and drums to collect water before it ceased...Oh I remember now, I collected the water so I would use it as a guise to bath in the rain; a habit I haven't yet given up even at my age. You see, I have always loved rain. Bathing in the rain gives me this supernatural feeling and kind of enhances my senses. The first rainfall in particular comes with this soothing smell of purity, when it hits the sand that has been made hot by the sun over the months, it makes the sand scent beautifully. I am in love with that scent, ot makes me want to eat sand sometimes so whenever you see me eating sand, you better know that it's not pica :).

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I already for my bath and got some clothes off. It felt cold at first but as I grew accustomed to it it went just fine. I however avoided bathing below the roofs to avoid the dirt from the dusty roofs and went directly under the sky where I could feel the thudding on my bare skin. I danced and sang in the rain and even cried for no reason. Not a minute from the thirty minutes of heavy rainfall went to waste. After gathering the water at the end of the rainfall, I took a proper bath in the bathroom. The first rainfall can make the skin itch if you don't bath and I don't want that. The thrill I got from the rain will definitely last me the rest of the day.

Is there anyone here who loves rain too? Not necessarily wanting to bath or dance in it, but even for a reason as simple as listening to its drumming against your roof or how it makes the trees bow in obeisance or how it freshenes up the air.. ________________________

Thanks for reading,

Yours Layly,

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