Had always conceptualized her as this frail, cunning yet strong woman and when she would see me, tears would follow the lines of this old and craggy face, which held so many secrets.

She would welcome me with open arms and my conceptualization would turn Into this reality of a devoted and tentative mother who is perfect In every way, almost like a goddess that I had never had the pleasure to be with. I longed for this silver lining, as silver as the blade of the knife that wounded my heart from birth ND she would be the one to mend the broken pieces of my disjointed life.I was petrified, The cold yet usual stuffy London breeze blew my hair into a bird’s nest; messy, almost as messy as my mind at that moment, I stood agitated as the squealing of the train wheels rolled past.

It was the furthest I had ever ventured before. I grasped my old, matted suitcase; the chipped handle heating beneath my palm, as if It was the last thing I would ever touch but I had to escape for my sanity. My heartbeat was loud, odder than the muffled voice announcing my train would be delayed.My anxiety was forever growing inside me, faster than this day had approached, I could almost taste the fear draining the moisture from my mouth. I kept looking around, I don’t know why, perhaps I was looking for an escape, maybe there would be something that would have to make me turn around. But all I could see was dozens of strange and unfamiliar faces, from hyped teenagers playing football with an old tin can, forming clouds of dust.

There were stressed workers, of whom you could see the little beads f sweat forming on their foreheads as they hurried around in a mad panic when the train finally emerged from the fog. Cigarette smoke flew up my nostrils as I took yet another long, deep breathe, This was It The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time (Vignette) By handbook would turn into this reality of a devoted and tentative mother who is perfect in every matted suitcase; the chipped handle heating beneath my palm, as if it was the last the fear draining the moisture from my mouth. I kept looking around.