Window Shopping for Sun

They stopped without speaking, just long enough to take in the names behind the glass — Mauritius, Malta, Fuerteventura. It was not about booking a holiday. It was about the idea of one. The kind of pause that lets you picture a version of life where everything is just a little easier, a little warmer.

While the world passed behind them, they stood still. A couple, a pram, and a window full of what-ifs. Maybe not today, but maybe someday.