As the end of the school day approached, a sudden roll of thunder cracked across the horizon. Dark clouds swarmed the sky, and as the light abruptly faded, bean-sized raindrops began to pour down, lashing against the treetops and drumming into the earth.
Driven by a hot wind, the rain streaked against the windowpanes with a rhythmic, rattling sound. Ruhuahua stared at the dense curtain of rain outside, her mind wandering. On any other day, the instructor would have surely reprimanded her for such a lapse in attention, but today, he merely sighed and let it be.
Soon, it was time for classes to end. The rain continued to fall in fits and starts, and though it had been raining for most of the day, it showed no sign of stopping, merely easing into a lighter drizzle.
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