Found

October 7, 2003

She woke up with thousands of people swarming around her. All dressed in black; many with large black hats, tipped to shadow their faces. She was outside and she felt the dew around her, but the sun was not very visible, except to cast a few dim shadows into the gray mists enfolding them. She stood slowly, trying to remember where she was and why. No one seemed to see her as she stood awkwardly in the sea of black. She tried to catch the attention of several but no one seemed to notice. When she grabbed their shoulders and tried to speak to them, they were unresponsive; as if she wasn’t even there.

She stood alone, dazed, unsure of what to do, whom to look for – yet fully aware of her need to not be alone. She became so enraptured in her own thoughts that she never saw him standing there. Perhaps only a few minutes, or perhaps a few years had passed when finally she felt a light tap upon her shoulder. Looking up to meet his steady gaze, she knew she’d found who she’d been looking for. His brown eyes sparkled and a smile played on his lips, She was too overwhelmed to utter the words that filled her mind. Instead she managed a whispered “I found you,” he reached out to take her hand “no, I found you,” he said.

And together they left behind the colorless mist.