MUSIC,RAIN AND OTHER CLICHES
On a cold, rainy evening, Lily was cleaning her house when she found a letter inside a drawer in her room. Her cat, Jelly, sat beside her as she opened the letter.
The letter looked old and had her name written on it. Curious, Lily opened it. The handwriting looked very similar to her mother’s, who had passed away a few years ago. It read, “Do you remember the old radio that we used to listen to all the time when you were little?” Lily felt confused. The radio had been broken for years. Just then, lightning flashed, and the radio suddenly started making a crackling sound. It began playing one of Lily’s and her mother’s favorite songs.
Lily’s heart started beating fast. She was confused about what was happening. She went closer to the radio, which was all dirty and dusty, playing without any source of power. The rain grew heavier, and the lights flickered. Even her cat looked nervous and hid behind her.
Suddenly, the radio volume increased on its own. This time, it felt like her mother was speaking softly behind the song.
Lily was overwhelmed, trying to process everything. She could not help but call out to her mother. She said, “Mom, is that you? Please don’t scare me like this. You know I don’t do well with scary stuff.”
The old radio stopped abruptly. Lily felt the aura and the aroma of the room change, as if she were with her mother all over again, spending time together on a rainy day.
As she called for her mother again, the radio started playing once more. This time, it was only her mother speaking softly to her: “I will always be with you. I’m sorry I had to go, but I know you’re a strong girl, and you’ll always make me proud.” The voice slowly vanished as the radio faded into the last song Lily and her mother had listened to together.
Lily broke down crying, still in disbelief that she got to hear her mother speak to her. She wiped her tears, got up, and started dancing to the song. She felt as if she were with her mother again, smiling and singing every word of the song. When the song ended, she took a deep breath and switched off the radio. She finally got the closure she had always wanted, as she never got to say goodbye properly. Knowing that her mother would always be within her made her feel at ease.
The room became silent. The rain slowly became lighter. Lily smiled and picked up her cat. She kept the letter safely in a drawer and cleaned the radio carefully.
From that day on, whenever it rained, she would turn on the radio to listen to the music she and her mother loved and adored.
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