Candace
To my surprise, my mum backed out when it came time to leave. Our bags were packed, and I was ready to go, but she couldn’t even take a single step out of the door. Instead, she dropped her suitcase on the floor and burst into tears before running to her bedroom.
For several weeks straight, my mum kept herself locked in her bedroom and refused to come out for any reason. I would hear her crying throughout the night, then she would sleep most of the day, repeating the cycle for three weeks in a row.
Every night before I went to bed, I would make her a plate of food and put it on a tray that I placed in front of her door. Upon waking in the morning, the plate would be empty, letting me know she was getting some nutrients in her system, but I still worried about her.
Never had
