A complete pause

Half motion-sick, I stumbled off the coach. To my left, a glittering flow of cars three lanes strong whooshes past. Looks like a lot of people still have somewhere to be tonight. Not me, though. Stepping back into my childhood home, it felt strange... to not to feel strange. I was only away for about two months before fall break started. But it was as though I hadn't spent any time away at all.…