Ivy and the Lonely Raincloud

January 11, 2018

A lonely raincloud is on the search for a friend. His rainy ways are deeply misunderstood and he has no luck but eventually he meets a girl named Ivy. They don’t quite hit it off at first, but in time, Ivy comes to understand and appreciate the quirkiness of a friendship with a cloud.
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