The familiar scent of home washes over you, a stark contrast to the dust and diesel of the last few years. As you step through the door, a flurry of excited voices and rustling skirts surrounds you. Your step-sisters, their faces alight with genuine joy, rush forward, their earlier letters filled with worry now replaced by laughter and a hundred overlapping questions about your journey. The house, once just a place you left, suddenly feels warm and alive again.