Chapter 2: Thomas Jonathan Gone

Thomas Jonathan Gone is a simple boy with an extraordinary gift. He can simply tell the weather.

Everyone at school checks whether Thomas Jonathan Gone was carrying a raincoat or an umbrella -- and if he did -- even if it's a sunny and cloudless day, a rain will leave us wet and wondering on his great talent.

His instincts NEVER failed us

However one day, Thomas Jonathan Gone was absent from school.

Nearly half of the class got wet from the unexpected storm that followed. Like the unfortunate ones, I too did not carry an umbrella. I was walking home under the rain all alone. My best friend had to join the cheer-leading practice after the class.

It was on the corner of Murphy St. and Gordon Rd. that the rain suddenly stopped on me.

I realized I was under the umbrella as Thomas Jonathan Gone was covering me from the rain.

Before I could look at him directly, Thomas Jonathan Gone said something which I will never forget. He said "I Love You".