Albedo of Celeste

Well, that was unexpected. I wanted to visit the Sparrowhawk this weekend, but there’s a big snow coming, so I can’t. So I thought of going today. But when I woke up, it was snowing and I didn’t feel very frisky. All day it continued to snow, but just a little. I kept thinking I should just jump in the car and do it. But I felt a very strong urging to not go. No, not today. Stay home. So when Dragonfly called me about 7, I was still home. Her wife, the Minister, had a bad accident in Indiana, and she needed to go there and get her, because their car was totaled. She didn’t want to drive alone—it’s a 3 hour trip. So I was available, because I never went to Farmington. As a result, I find myself in a rather palatial motel room in lovely Peru, Indiana, with 2 beds and 8 pillows. When we arrived, the Minister had just been discharged, and they’re in the next room. She is fine, but very shook up, of course. A guy pulled out in front of her on a limited access highway, and she couldn’t avoid him. I wouldn’t have wanted Dragonfly to make this trip alone! Lucky I didn’t make one trip, so I could be here for this one.

DendriticSnow of Celeste

Wow, I am tired and became sleepy as soon as I was back home again. I'm trying to make it to a reasonable bedtime hour so I won't wake up in the middle of the night. This morning, we learned from the lady at the front desk of the motel that the other driver died while they were life flighting him. We went to the tow lot to try to get the rest of the Minister's things out of the car, but the owner said that he couldn't give them to us without authorization, because now that a fatality was involved, it was under the jurisdiction of the state police. He was very apologetic and kind, and suggested we could go to the state police post a few miles up the road and talk to them. We did this. I was waiting in the car, and the other two returned victorious and we met an officer from the sheriff's department at the tow lot, where he supervised unloading things from the car. I saw the cars. They were a total wreck. It's kind of a miracle that the Minister walked away from that.

It was not her fault. The other driver ran a stop sign and pulled out into four lanes of traffic. There was no way for her to avoid hitting him. Still, it's a very tragic and hard thing to know you were involved in the death of another person. I think she's having a hard time with that, although everyone has been very kind and assured her she is not to blame. The drive home was lengthened by a detour because 96 was closed due to another accident! But my friends are home safe and sound now, and I am too. Happy to have been of some use. Saddened to see the extra pain and suffering. Not understanding why.

I was really happy that the Sparrowhawk was in a safe and good place, even though I couldn't be there with him! There was one serving of good soup left in the refrigerator. The storm arrives tonight, but I have everything I need, and look forward to some snow shoveling tomorrow. It clears the mind.