When the Rain Cleared
With only a few very minor exceptions, every day of her life was roughly the same, comfortable, warm, nourishing, and dependable. Until today. Today was different. Today everything was incredibly frightening. Her entire world felt out of hand and out of control. Today, things were loud…and constricting, her world was squeezing in on her. She felt crushed. She couldn’t get free. She just wanted to get away from all of this, and give herself a chance to assess the situation….