Had a grisly moment today in which I lost my daughter in the thronging crowds.

I called & called her pet name. Nothing. My head stopped functioning. I despaired, I was broken. It was a struggle to remain present.

We crossed a road. She was right behind me. My son & I shared my raincoat in the light drizzle. She had her own… She has a streak of randomness. I can’t figure out her logic. She could be ahead, in the shopping mall. She could have run back across the road. She could have walked back to the train station. She could be anywhere. She was no where.

My son suggested that we try to move a little further ahead.

And there she was. Standing, looking for us.

And my world & self functioned again.