I ARRIVED AT MY BEACH HOUSE EXPECTING PEACE-YILUX

who had no one left.

These hands had built a life.

And somehow, somewhere along the way… I had allowed someone to believe I no longer owned it.

I exhaled slowly.

Then I reached for my phone.

There are moments in a person’s life where everything narrows into a single, quiet decision.

May be an image of suitcase and text

Not loud.

Not dramatic.

Just a line you continue reading …