fresh breaths

In the exact moment that I needed a fresh breath, an escape, my best friend's parents claimed me as their own and whisked me away to a city stuck in time, streets I'd read about, a day without having to face the pain.

(Bath, UK, and London, England)

A Dashing Rescue

This is from the Sunday that I actually reached out. I took my rescuer to her word, and she whisked me off on an adventure. And in her home and family, I found my safe place.