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There are some things that you can never truly escape. Not really. Maybe that’s why, even now, she’s stuck in the past, long after everyone else has moved on.
In the end, everyone leaves.
Often, I find myself wondering: What is it like to live freely, to live a life untethered, without having to be responsible for everyone around you?
How do I explain to her that the home I miss isn’t a place? It’s a time when my life made sense. When things made sense.
To be the person who is always alone, always rejected. I have never been anybody’s first choice.
Umma allowed the men in her life to control her, to tell her what to do, to make all the big decisions for her. Without them, she’s lost, adrift at sea.
