13. Soulless Place
Juan Luis
This separation is proving to be very difficult for me. It will soon be a month since I last returned home. The anxiety in my body is something unfamiliar. I feel like something is missing, but I can't identify what it is.
I can't deny that my mother's house is comfortable, yet there's something that keeps me awake at night. When I went to drop off the kids, I thought I would find the answer upon entering, but I am no longer welcome there. When my son took the key from me, I knew that there was no place for me in that house anymore.
I must admit that it hurts. That had been my home for almost seven years. The house I gifted to Amelia when things finally started going well for us. I still remember her beautiful face, happy to have a place just for us, and th
