Walking into our apartment, I felt my heart scrunch. I couldn’t help but get overwhelmed with happiness and a bit of sadness when I saw my mother waiting for me by our sitting room. It was late, a couple minutes past midnight, on most normal days, my mom would already be asleep. I could tell from the way she yawned that she hadn’t had supper yet. Even worse, she appeared worried. I just stood soundlessly watching her and contemplating for some seconds.
“Mom, I’m back” I announced my arrival when she failed to notice my presence by the door. As if suddenly electrocuted, she quickly stood up from her seat and rushed towards me. Her face first expressed joy and relief then it was followed by fret the next second. She was dumbstruck as she studied me from top to bottom. Her tired looking almo
