this morning #2229.

this morning, one second she was there & the next she was gone. happened when i was searching through my purse for my keys. didn't need them in the moment but noticed that i couldn’t locate them & got sidetracked. fuck fuck. tried not to panic. frantically scanned the park. called her name. once. twice. why do i always do this? some woman hurried up to me. OH MY GOD I LOST MY DAUGHTER. she took my hand. “ok. we’ll find her. what’s she look like?” as a pair, we scoured the area. shouted louder & louder. nowhere to be found. we went back to the scene of the crime. a large crowd had gathered. SO much chatter. that’s when i heard it. behind a row of bushes. her little giggle. she was hiding the entire time. relief washed over me. inside i was planning her punishment.