The Cloud in My Chest

Mia is eight years old, and she has a heavy feeling in her chest.

It feels like a small grey cloud.

When the cloud is there, Mia does not want to play.

She sits by the window and watches the rain.

One day, her teacher, Mr.

Lee, sits down next to her.

He says, "When I feel sad, I draw a picture of my feeling." Mia takes a red crayon and draws the cloud.

Then she draws a big sun behind it.

Mr.

Lee smiles and says, "The sun is always there, even when we cannot see it." Mia feels a little lighter now.

She puts the drawing on the wall.

Every morning, she looks at the sun and takes a deep breath.