White snow, so soft, gentle, magic, and romantic, just like Snow White in the fairy tale. As my hometown sits in the south of Jiangxi Province, which is in the south of China, it is extremely rare to see snow. When I was a pupil, a teacher asked about my dreams and I replied I was longing to watch a great snow. However, the snow in 2008, a storm actually, demolished the perfect image of snow in my mind. When the last semester was coming to an end, each week my grandma would phone me, "My dear, when will you come back?" Then I would answer, "I miss you so much. The moment I finish my exams, I will fly home.” My grandma means a lot to me.
On 22th,January, with my town - fellows I crowded onto the train. After more than an eight – hours of a terrible journey (standing there with one foot in the air), I managed to get home to visit my grandma. But things did not go smoother… In the following days, the sun seldom came out. The rain poured from morning till night. And the rain made the weather so freezing that my toes seemed to be frozen. What's worse, due to the storm, the electricity was cut off. Each night we had to burn candles. However, it was not romantic at all. No light, means no warmth. It is awful for the old ones. My dear grandma suffered a lot in the storm. In the past, even the weather of a normal winter that was not so bad she had to wear five or six layers of clothes to keep warm. How could she stand the horrible rain and chilliness! In the beginning, she felt a bit uncomfortable, but refused to see the doctor with the opinion of, "It is ok, I can deal with it myself." Later on, she caught a bad cold and her whole body ached. I tried every method to alleviate her pain, but it was in vain. Not knowing what to do. Dad called 120.After a long period, the doctor came.
During that time, grandma was as fragile as a little baby girl. I asked her to take some painkiller and drink hot water and I comforted her that the doctor was on the way. In a flash, I felt I had grown up. I was able to do something.
I held grandma's arm and helped her move into the ambulance. The distance was short while the process took much time. Suddenly, I saw that father's eyes were moist and I could not help but cry. I was really afraid that the ambulance would take her away forever.
Thankfully, grandma returned home several days later with our care and the kind - hearted doctor's help.
Rain and snow continued on and on. And my preference of snow faded away, since it brought harm to me and those I love.
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