This is a fictional narrative about a mother named Ruth who has been preparing for the Bar examinations. The text describes her morning routine of making breakfast and packing lunch for her son Eigannel. It shows her guilt about rushing him to school because of her exam preparations. After the examination ends, she asks if she can take him to school and promises to always be by his side.
This is a fictional narrative about a mother named Ruth who has been preparing for the Bar examinations. The story is told from her perspective and focuses on her relationship with her young son Eigannel. It is written in a literary style with repeated phrases that emphasize her thoughts and routines.
The text opens with Ruth's early morning routine of cooking breakfast and packing lunch for Eigannel. It describes the sounds of the kitchen and the preparation of his school uniform. The narrative then reveals that for several months she has been unable to take him to school because the Bar examinations consumed her life.
When she did bring him to school, she would rush him through the gates before heading to the review center. She would kiss his forehead and leave, sometimes seeing him wave at her. She felt guilty and told herself that after the Bar she would have time for him and become the mother she wanted to be.
The story then shifts to the day after the examination ended. Ruth wakes up without a reviewer beside her, without codals, case digests, flashcards, or practice questions. She calls Eigannel from the kitchen and asks if he wants her to take him to school. He is surprised and asks if she is not going to the review center.
Ruth smiles and tells him she is not going anymore. She crouches in front of him, fixes his collar, and promises that starting today she will always be by his side. The narrative concludes with Ruth feeling like she has finally gotten her life back.