November 20th.

Honestly, twenty days wasn't a particularly long time.
It was a short period for anyone to grow meaningfully, and even shorter to fully internalize any gains or lessons learned.

Frankly, I didn’t think there was much difference between the person I was twenty days ago and who I was now.
If anything, my body felt heavier, more exhausted.

But that didn’t bother me too much.
From the moment I stepped into this place, I’d been certain I’d eventually encounter it. In fact, meeting it now felt later than I had anticipated.

I believed I had …