On the threshold

What did your last ordinary evening look like, before everything changed?

When you tried to picture the baby, what did you see?

How did the name get chosen — and which ones nearly made it?

What was the fear you didn't say out loud?

Describe the bag packed by the door, or the room made ready.

What part of your life did you know you were about to set down for a while?

What advice did everyone insist on giving you?

How did your own parents — or the people who raised you — take the news?

When did 'soon' suddenly become 'now'?

Write a few lines to yourself, from this side of the threshold.