[This is an Afro-Latina woman waiting at the bus stop. She looks to be about 19 - short and sturdy at 5'4". She is a first year student in their ROTC program, studying Biology to become an Ecologist after serving active duty. For now we'll still call her Tula.]
The weekend weighed heavily on Tula's mind - another weekend of balancing schoolwork and housework for the family. All the same, the patterns of droplets on the bus stop soothed her; she could never be angry when it rained. Too much of life depended on the rain seeping down into the Earth - and when she thought of how far those roots could carry plants, let alone animals, it softened her stress and helped remind her why all of her passions were important - friends, country, passion, family.
Even if her professor thought she'd be a better politician than an Ecologist.
"It's a nice thought, but it'd never happen. I'll stick with Ecology."
Rain
The weekend weighed heavily on Tula's mind - another weekend of balancing schoolwork and housework for the family. All the same, the patterns of droplets on the bus stop soothed her; she could never be angry when it rained. Too much of life depended on the rain seeping down into the Earth - and when she thought of how far those roots could carry plants, let alone animals, it softened her stress and helped remind her why all of her passions were important - friends, country, passion, family.
Even if her professor thought she'd be a better politician than an Ecologist.
"It's a nice thought, but it'd never happen. I'll stick with Ecology."