matter-of-fact
It's been a while since the last time I'd allowed myself to sit still and indulge in moments of tranquility and self-containment. It began from the very moment I got myself in the driver's seat -- being extremely aware that I was the only one allowed in the enclosed, moving box. I got the mandatory items ready i.e. some snacks to keep me awake, filled water bottle, shades, my fully-charged phone -- all of them within reach, and most of all, I'd made sure that the oil tank was full before I set off. Every single time when I left this city and headed North what kept me awake throughout the entire journey was the overwhelming shattered pieces of memories that had consumed me in the past few weeks, with echoes of endless laughters coupled with each and every voice that I heard, expressions that I saw, worries and emotions that I experienced, and on top of that, some random, non-existing thoughts that had slipped through my mind -- I'd have the feeling that all these wer...