She hadn't know how badly she had needed to get away, until she left, Siobhan thought as she admired the intricate detail inside the mosque. She hadn't realized how #oppressive her routine had become, always toeing the invisible line between her mother and father. Tending everyone else's sanity over her own.


She wasn't sure how it had started. She had simply felt ready. She needed more.
As she walked out of the mosque, the call to prayer sounded.