In the Arms of the Enemy’s Brother
Others moved more slowly, enjoying the calm weather after the rain.
A young mother pushed a stroller carefully across the street while her little boy skipped beside her, holding onto the edge of her coat. A businessman stood near the corner, speaking seriously into his phone while adjusting the strap of his briefcase. Two teenage girls walked past laughing loudly at something on one of their phones, completely lost in their own little world.
It was an ordinary day. An ordinary city. Ordinary people living ordinary lives. But standing there, watching it all through the glass, something settled warmly inside my chest. Because for me, this life no longer felt ordinary. It felt extraordinary.