DAMIEN:
I drove long hours to the suburbs of town, and ended up renting an inn there to stay the night. I had planned to go to a five-star hotel initially, but I changed my mind and remained at the peaceful nature inn.
When an email notification came up on my phone, I hurriedly checked it to see what it was about, but was quickly disappointed when I realized that it wasn't what I wanted. I was looking for my mum, and I heard she had moved to the Czech Republic. It had been fifteen years since she left, and it was hard for me to act like I didn't care.
Though I still resented her strongly for leaving in that way, I wanted to know that she was doing well at least. Ever since she married dad, he has usually been verbally abusive, and sometimes physically to her. She couldn't handle it afte
