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Yaaaaay! The Rains Are Back And So Am I!!!

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Yippeeeee ! The weather has just been so damn hot, I started to think that the universe was angry with all of us for complaining that the harmattan was extreme. I started to notice rashes on my skin...that was going to be the last, the very last straw that will send the camel wailing in pain over a crushed back until I started to hear rumbles in the sky two days ago. HOPE!!! I had done my laundry out of boredom and the sun was bright as ever, but later in the evening, the rumbles started again and I really crossed my fingers for real, hoping that it rains, no matter how little. My dear brethren, it started to rain for real. I just quickly went to take in my clothes and savour the moment - the smell of moist sand, dust and...you know what I'm talking about. The rains always come with a very very strong feeling of nostalgia. Somehow, whenever water falls from the sky and touches the ground, it's like an old album of records of events is played and put on shuffle in my hea...