You step out of college.
The sky opens.

Proper rain, the kind that soaks you in seconds. An auto-rickshaw idles at the gate: ₹120, dry, right now. The bus stop is a two-minute sprint away, ₹15 if you make it. Or you wait under the ledge and hope it passes. You have ₹150, a phone at 4 percent, and tomorrow’s assignment in your bag that must not get wet.