The weather had taken a noticeably cooler turn and the leaves were already turning the most spectacular shades of gold and red. I’d always loved this time of year. The days are often crisp, cool and clear, and the sun hangs low in the sky, casting the most beautiful light on everything it touches. But as the rolling English countryside continued to pass by my window in almost a blur, I couldn’t stop my brain from racing and chewed on one of my fingernails absent-mindedly.
I’d spent the sum