The car was already waiting at the entrance. The driver took our luggage and began loading it into the trunk.
I turned around, and a strange sense of loneliness suddenly settled over me.
I had lived in this mansion for two years.
When I first arrived, I had been broken, lonely, and hollow. But little by little, everyone here had shown me what it meant to be cared for. They had loved me, looked after me through my pregnancy, welcomed Aimy into the family, and helped me through every stage of motherhood.
I had never imagined I'd be leaving so soon.
I knew it would only be for a few days, but for some reason, it felt as though I was abandoning everything I had built all over again.
Anna and I got into the car.
As we drove past the towering iron gates, I looked back through the rearview mirror.
The mansion gradually grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared from sight.
For some reason...
My heart felt even lonelier.
The ride back to the hospital was unusually quiet.
