In the quiet stillness of the evening, Joey stood before the familiar facade of his childhood home, his heart heavy with anticipation and regret. Thirteen years had passed since he had last set foot within its walls, a lifetime marked by the pursuit of his dreams and the echoes of a past left behind.
As he pushed open the creaking door, a rush of memories flooded his senses, transporting him back to a time when the world was filled with endless possibilities and the future seemed within reach. But the warmth and familiarity he had once known had long since faded, replaced by the eerie silence of an empty house.
With each step he took, Joey’s heart clenched with a sense of foreboding, a nagging fear that he had arrived too late to make amends for the years lost to pride and ambition. And as he reached the heart of the home – his mother’s room – his worst fears were realized.