Sweet Dreams
The thought warmed something inside me that I was so distracted imagining that glorious future that I completely missed the warning signs.
Which, in my defense, there weren’t any.
One second I was crossing the courtyard. The next, I heard a sharp crack with my suitcase as I stopped walking.
The suitcase rolling beside me tilted, then it tilted further and gave up entirely.The wheel snapping off.
Time slowed as I stared in horror as the suitcase stared back. Then the entire thing collapsed sideways and burst open. My belongings exploded across the courtyard.
My clothes, books, Notebooks, Pens, underwear, Everything. A bra launched itself into the air with impressive determination before landi