Five years since the war, and what had changed since then? She pondered, watching the scenery blur past the window.
Well, she was older. Obviously. But more notably than that, 5 years ago Johanna Mason would not have been caught 'pondering'. Ever. If she had had a thought, you'd have known about it, she would have made sure or that.
It's funny how situations can change so much. How people can change, and just how something so small, could have such a huge impact in the way you see the world.
In her case however, it wasn't something, more someone.
She remembered the day they had met, almost 5 years ago. It had taken so long for her to let her walls down, it had been against everything she'd struggled to maintain, but eventually, brick by brick, they had crumbled and she had fallen in love...