rain rain go away, come again another day..

i stand here on the bus stop. number 4 would be here after 50 minutes the led display says. i calculate the time it would take to walk to my destination. 20 minutes? 15? or may be 25, who knows? i look at the rain, feel the chilly wind in my face, rub my numb hands together in a futile effort to make them warm, and think. should i walk for 25 minutes with a flimsy umbrella, or should i wait 50 minutes for a bus back home? ok, i have managed to stand here for 10 minutes already. so it's 40 minutes till the bus comes. may be i should wait for the bus. i can't really walk home in this rain, can i? but, i'm freezing here. walking would make me somewhat warm. but there's this terrible rain and wind. my delicate brolly can't possibly take the blow from this strong wind. last thing i want is to stand in the middle of a road, with a broken umbrella, in pouring rain, in this mindnumbing cold, thinking what to do. but hey, wait for the bus for 40 minutes? i'll freeze to death here in the bus stop. oh, wait, another 5 minutes gone, so it's 35 minutes now. i think i should keep the coins at hand so that i don't have to search through my bag for my purse keeping everyone waiting for hours. but it's raining, and the bus stop is packed. so i have a hard time finding the damn purse in my bag, and after i find it, i have a hard time finding the coins in it. the purse is so fucking heavy. why do these people have so many coins? my drawer is full of coins. can't open the top drawer without making a lot of jingle jangle noise. hmm, so i have the coins in my pocket now. it's 25 minutes of waiting now. not bad. but i still think i should walk. another 25 minutes? i won't survive. may be if i can somehow keep the umbrella (ella, ella, eh, eh, eh!) facing towards the wind, it won't collapse. and i can always stand under some shade if it breaks down. but, what if this rain never stops? i'll get soaked to the bones, and catch pneumonia. can't risk that. haven't registered with the gp yet. oh, there's another thing that needs to be done. register with the gp. oh another 5 minutes gone. but it's still 20 minutes. dhuro! let's hit the road!

contemplation after reaching home : 30 minutes of standing in the bus stop, freezing. 20 minutes of walking back home, freezing. cool! i saved 10 minutes and 1.20 pounds! all gains! i have a cold, sore throat and my coat gained a lot of rain! cool indeed!