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Waiting for you is like waiting for a rain in the middle of a drought. Hopeless and disappointing!
— Sam • A Cinderella Story

Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker complains that waiting for this person is as bleak as hoping for rain during a drought. The comparison casts the wait as futile, with relief always expected and never arriving. Its closing verdict, hopeless and disappointing, makes the frustration and disillusionment explicit.
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