Testing a storyline beginning: a woman wrestling with her thoughts, a year after her home had been burgled.
A bellowing sound above. Was it the wind? I wonder. Surely it was, it must be. Please be the wind…
Ever since someone had broken into my house while I was asleep two years earlier, I dread it happening again. A tight knot clenches my stomach every time I hear a strange sound in my home.
I had decided not to move. I hated the idea of giving in to the burglar. It was like him winning if I moved out. “I do not have control over history, but I can control my feelings towards it,” I kept telling myself. But was this better? Had he won anyways?
Okay, breathe. It was the wind. Let’s get on with work.
I decided to work from home today, so I could see my mum for lunch. Not a super successful lunch, I’ve got to say. How can I love her so much yet really not enjoy prolonged lengths of time in her company? Is that a contradiction in itself?
As usual, she asked me if I had found a boyfriend, if I intended to stay in my supposedly-not-so-stable career as a graphic designer, and if I had decided what I was wearing to Lilly’s wedding. I don’t even want to go to my cousin Lilly’s wedding.
Stop. Positivity. Breathe. Get back to work.
This design looks like a wonky boat. The colours are great, though… Mind, please shut up.
Thank you.
A bellowing sound above. Was it the wind? I wonder. Surely it was, it must
be. Please be the wind…
Ever since someone had broken into my house while I was asleep two years
earlier, I dread it happening again. A tight knot clenches my stomach every
time I hear a strange sound in my home.
I had decided not to move. I hated the idea of giving in to the burglar. It
was like him winning if I moved out. “I do not have control over history, but I
can control my feelings towards it,” I kept telling myself. But was this
better? Had he won anyways?
Okay, breathe. It was the wind. Let’s get on with work.
I decided to work from home today, so I could see my mum for lunch. Not a
super successful lunch, I’ve got to say. How can I love her so much yet really
not enjoy prolonged lengths of time in her company? Is that a contradiction in
itself?
As usual, she asked me if I had found a boyfriend, if I intended to stay in
my supposedly-not-so-stable career as a graphic designer, and if I had decided
what I was wearing to Lilly’s wedding. I don’t even want to go to my cousin Lilly’s
wedding.
Stop. Positivity. Breathe. Get back to work.
This design looks like a wonky boat. The colours are great, though…