my mom left for malaysia a couple days ago. the house is quiet without her. she left around 4pm, and at first, we were all going to go the airport together with my aunt and uncle to drop her off, but she could tell my brother and i weren't comfortable saying goodbye to her. she made up some random excuse for me and him to stay home, and so we hugged her goodbye at our front door instead. when they drove off, i closed the door and laid in her bed. though i feel very childish to post this, i'll admit that i cried a little bit. the year just started, yet i won't be able to see her again until the fall. that night, i checked my email and noticed that mom had sent me something while waiting for her flight in LA. she said it was really hard saying bye to us and didn't want us to see her sad. i miss her. tucson wasn't so bad when she was around, and now that she's gone, i'm really lonely. to take my mind off things, i started on my new puzzle, ran a few miles, ti