30 Days Faceless Day 14

It is funny how certain sounds come to mean certain things or trigger certain thoughts or reactions...like how the sound of a garage door opening can make you think of your dad coming home. And even when you know it isn't him, you still think of him. Even when you are only two years old, when you think you hear the sound, you come running into the kitchen waiting for him to come in, trying to open the door with your small hands so you can see him...and you don't understand when your mother is saying that it was only the dishwasher.

It is also funny how easily one can forget things...forgetting someone is not home so you are confused when you don't see them. You set the table for five when only four are actually in the house going to eat. The seat next to you at the table feels empty and bare. You say something and can imagine what the missing person would say if they were there. I guess that is what it is like to miss someone.