The feeling of safety I expected to greet me isn’t here. Instead, I’m met with uncertainty. I’m sure the room isn’t how I left it. The chairs and the couch have switched positions. The mirror is farther along on the wall, not across from the TV anymore. There are different pillows on the couch. The headboard is taller. I don’t remember the pattern on the carpet, but I don’t know how I missed it. Flowers, of course. Turquoise with little pink flowers.

