Chen Hai

Late at night, heavy storm clouds hung over Seattle. Lightning flashed continuously within them, illuminating the massive cloud bank blanketing Seattle from within with bursts of silver light, as though it were about to explode. 'Boom, boom, boom... crack—boom!' Suddenly, after intense silver flashes erupted within the massive cloud bank covering Seattle, a bolt of lightning appeared in the sky, lighting up Seattle and bleaching the entire city white. The pale silver light shone into a filthy alley.