No matter how fast you ran, you wouldn't have made it anyway.

You had accidentally lost track of time and ended up having to sprint to the bus. It was a rainy night, the streets illuminated only by the large advertisements glowing on the side of buildings. Buildings that towered unbelievably high.

And obviously, you just about missed it, the bus driving off without you, leaving you standing soaked, with no shelter.

it's fine. You could wait for the next bus.

You sat on the curb, letting the rain come down on you, seeping down the pavement and into the drains.

You sat like that for a while, until the rain just..ceased. not really. The sound of it was still surrounding you.

As you looked up, you saw a girl holding a clear umbrella over you, their spare hand stuffed in her pocket, a black cap somewhat protecting their long pink hair.

they stood next to you, not speaking a word.