The “Weak” Storm

September 4th, 2017

Story by William Yeh

The clouds gathered together on the morning of August 22nd. Students on the school bus and the public rails noticed the dark, gray clouds in the morning. Slowly, and suddenly, they heard something rumble behind the.
Thunder. Faint, but clear.
Sounds of thunder rang in the kids’ ears, as they witness drop after drop of rain, dropping from the sky. This didn’t come as much of a surprise to any of them, as the news from the previous day mentioned the coming approach of a typhoon.
Teachers have already made preparations beforehand for the typhoon to come. Some of them have mentioned and posted things online as homework, just in case there really was a typhoon day, and the students have the stay home. Some even posted backup work online early, such as the Grade 8 Geometry teacher, Bruce Buck.
As the bus headed toward Kaohsiung American School, the drizzle continued. The odd thing was, it stayed that way. The rain never turned into a thunderstorm, and it remained that way for the rest of the week.
When asked, students express their disappointment on how weak the storm was.
“I was hoping that the storm would be strong enough for a typhoon day.” A Grade 7 student, Oscar Yeh, complained, and many others agreed.
“No wind, no rain! What kind of “typhoon” is this?”, an anonymous Grade 8 student said. Again, he was disappointed that it did not result in a typhoon day.
Parents, on the other hand, objected. They claimed that they have paid for the day and that it would be a waste of money for paying for school if the students do not come and learn.
“We wish for our children to come here and learn, but when we spend so much money on the school, and they wish that there was a day off just so they can relax, it makes us disappointed.”, an anonymous parent objected.
The typhoon, in the end, was not as strong as expected. Some were disappointed, while others were relieved. At least, unlike last year during the typhoon, no one was hurt.