Elaina smiled as she walked through downtown, she was happy to have gotten out early from work.
The weather was in that perfect pre-storm perfect phase. Where the breeze was cool, but not cold,
and strong enough to blow your hair. The clouds were coming in but before the sky was angry
and purple. She had seen something about a hail storm coming in this week and it was painfully clear
that it was on its way. As glad as she was for the weather, she knew that it meant that she wasn’t going
to have one of these perfect walks in a while.
The weather was in that perfect pre-storm perfect phase. Where the breeze was cool, but not cold,
and strong enough to blow your hair. The clouds were coming in but before the sky was angry
and purple. She had seen something about a hail storm coming in this week and it was painfully clear
that it was on its way. As glad as she was for the weather, she knew that it meant that she wasn’t going
to have one of these perfect walks in a while.
As she enjoyed the small town beauty of being able to reach Yelsnag park in a hop skip and a jump,
she noticed that Joseph seemed to be walking around enjoying the weather too. Feeling sappy about
the whole small town life, she decided to stop and say hello. After some small talk about the weather
and much-needed improvements for the Park, getting her wheels turning on all the possible projects.
she noticed that Joseph seemed to be walking around enjoying the weather too. Feeling sappy about
the whole small town life, she decided to stop and say hello. After some small talk about the weather
and much-needed improvements for the Park, getting her wheels turning on all the possible projects.
The weather seemed to have no appreciation for maintaining Elaina’s good mood. As always is
inevitable with the perfect pre-storm weather, it came crashing down with an epic hail storm. Elaina
and Joseph started running for shelter at the abandoned night guard shelter. As they ran, they noticed
Mr. Po asleep on a nearby bench. Joseph nodded over at him and together they ran and grabbed him
and took him along with them.
inevitable with the perfect pre-storm weather, it came crashing down with an epic hail storm. Elaina
and Joseph started running for shelter at the abandoned night guard shelter. As they ran, they noticed
Mr. Po asleep on a nearby bench. Joseph nodded over at him and together they ran and grabbed him
and took him along with them.
After settling in underneath the shelter they started talking to Mr. Po about him and his life, eventually,
they landed on his experiences as an immigrant. He talked about feeling so alone in America
sometimes, which surprised her a little. Especially since her parent immigrant experience involved
a whole network, with almost all of their siblings having come to America over the years.
they landed on his experiences as an immigrant. He talked about feeling so alone in America
sometimes, which surprised her a little. Especially since her parent immigrant experience involved
a whole network, with almost all of their siblings having come to America over the years.
Mr. Po began talking about how he couldn’t write because he had left in the midst of conflict, it
hadn’t even been a decision to leave like her parents. He was lucky to have gotten here in the first
place, let alone keep a network of loved ones. As she got back in her car post hail storm, starving
from hiding out in the night guard shelter, but feeling strangely sentimental.
hadn’t even been a decision to leave like her parents. He was lucky to have gotten here in the first
place, let alone keep a network of loved ones. As she got back in her car post hail storm, starving
from hiding out in the night guard shelter, but feeling strangely sentimental.
