They leave a mark on your mind in a way other things can’t. Old books. My sister. Milky sweet tea. Marsaili. Hoyo de Monterrey. My father. Menthol cigarettes. Bushka. Chanel No. 5 and Rosehip oil. My mother. Cardamom and leather. A one Baxter-James Ballentine. Musk and orange blossom? The worst day of my life.
