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Overwhelmed in the City

In the morning, the day already felt heavy. I woke up at 6am and prepared gouqizi, lavender tea and my medicine from the doctor. The cordyceps finished already so I prepared chicken essence to put inside the drawer. I was still angry from earlier incidents and honestly a bit afraid of myself when I become too angry. I prepared my clothes for Wednesday and tried to settle myself before going out with my mother for hair treatment. My mother kept telling me what to do in the morning and saying we were late. I brushed my teeth, bathed and ate marble cake and banana for breakfast. We took bus 28 and MRT out. On the train, there were many flu sounds and movements around me. I changed seats because I felt uncomfortable. When I wanted to alight, I heard two guys talking nearby and felt overwhelmed. I accidentally pushed a lady while walking out. Afterwards, we went to take bus 24. The buses felt noisy and I kept hearing laughter while already feeling bitter inside. At the hair treatment place,...

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