The terrible days don't come to the door. (...) If only I'd been a little kinder.
Your story grips us from start to finish, @hillarypowers .
Many times, wanting to move forward in time, we enter into very distressing processes that make us go in circles, like your protagonist who seems to have a day that has to start again with every action.
Indeed, there are days like this, and when they come, there's only little we can do about it.
Thank you for the compliment!