Amina's birthday trip reflects her effort to reclaim her pre-baby self while balancing motherhood. Meeting friends in Marseille for the first time since becoming a parent, she feel nostalgic yet indifferent about leaving her baby behind. As she awaits her train, she recalls the straightforwardness of past travels. Despite feeling out of practice, the excitement of reconnecting with friends and indulging in leisure activities offers a refreshing escape from her daily responsibilities. Their planned reunion signals a step toward re-establishing individuality amidst new family dynamics.
It was so simple to slip into that old self, free of obligations; the exchange happened so naturally. Amina was already bored in the half hour she had to wait at the train station in Lyon.
Although this was her first trip away from the baby, who had recently turned one, it didn't really feel momentous. It felt, rather, as if she were putting on a coat she hadn't worn in a long time, whose shape and texture she remembered immediately.
They were trying to allow each other leisurely activities-evenings out, morning runs, a movie from time to time. And, recently, nights away.
Amina sent her friends a photo of herself making an excited face on the platform. Eeeee, Alba responded.
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