“The kettle was arguing with the rain. I arrived at the house, soaked and late, before the bus came and after my aunt had put the spoons in the drawer. She laughed. That was how our Thursdays began.”

One small move: put your arrival first in the second sentence, then attach the timing. This gives readers someone to follow while keeping “the kettle was arguing with the rain” exactly and preserving the domestic detail. The tradeoff is a slightly more orderly rhythm. Read it aloud beside the original: does your aunt’s unruly warmth still come through?