the air was pregnant with humidity. and the sky just let loose on the city. i watched this beautiful lightning storm last night on my 7 hour bus ride (if i can do public transport in other countries, why not here?)

i remember thinking with a sinking heart "oh great, it's storming..."
and then immediately after, the sky opened up into a burst of color for sunset. it was mesmerizing, and it haunted me, the realization that this is what happens after storms lift...