Her eyes were filled with water from the heavy rain drops of life's joy and pain. Overwhelmed, she tried to hold up the tears in the corners of her eyes. Wishing time would stop and save her from the rush of emotions that was about to trample her defenses. But instead of fighting back the tears, she surrendered and let the rain fall down on her cheeks, on her face.
As the tears poured out, shame and guilt were nowhere to be found. Instead, she was freed, she was at peace, she had joy.
Tears persistently trailed down on her cheeks as she stood up in front of her class. Shocked, her students asked, "Are you okay, miss? Why miss?" Concern was evident on their faces. She was too stunned to even give them a response.
"Please, give me a minute." She pleaded and turned her back from them.
Inside the room safe from the eyes of the young ones, she wept and wept as she completely surrendered to the raging time of loneliness. As if that loneliness demanded to be felt, to be released. She thought to herself now was not the right time, "Damn it!"
Yet, it was the perfect time, not according to her, but according to the One greater than anyone. "Probably, now is the time to be lonely," she thought to herself again.
A few moments passed, she returned to where the young ones were.
"Are you okay, miss?" They asked again, once she made it to where they were.
She replied, "Yes. I'm okay, maybe I just missed home."
"Aww, miss..." Some gently interjected, as they group and side hugged her.
"You okay, miss?" Some asked again.
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