An unnamed narrator has been looking forward all week to a trip to the beach that his parents promised him. He sits restless in school, ready for the moment when he can finally leave and join the outside world. Unfortunately for him, there are ominous signs that a storm is coming as the sky slowly darkens. The boy's frustrations at being trapped inside once again quickly turn to fear as the storm takes on a life of its own, becoming both a foreboding presence and an all-encompassing funhouse of noise and mystery. Miyakoshi knows how to gradually grow a narrative, starting with a quiet tension and building to epic sweeping spreads, all depicted in moody charcoals with carefully considered bursts of colour. It's perfect storytime reading for a dark and stormy night when the weather has cast itself as antagonist.