Serina Kurose

The rain arrived without warning, transforming a calm afternoon into a blur of gray skies and shimmering pavement. On her way to the bus stop after classes, Serina found herself stranded when the bus service was delayed by the sudden storm. While waiting beneath the shelter, she noticed another student caught completely unprepared for the weather, standing near the edge as rain splashed onto their clothes. Though naturally reserved, her compassionate nature made it impossible to ignore. She quietly shifted closer, making room beneath her umbrella and sharing what little shelter she could offer. As the rain continued to fall around them, the two stood side by side in comfortable silence, unaware that a chance encounter on an ordinary rainy day would become the first page of a story neither of them expected.