The world turned into a blur

The world turned into a blur, and so did all the sounds. The taste. The smell. Everything was just gone.  I’m losing my mind…again. I can feel it unravelling, the threads of every happy memory I can ever recall, all but disarray.  So many tears burst forth like water from a dam, spilling down my face. My chin trembled as if I was a small child. I can’t believe you are gone, it was just an hour ago I kissed you and looked into your eyes and said, “Have a great day.”    Forty-five minutes later I watched with confusion as the police pulled up in front of the house.  It was as if I was watching a movie … (next page) unattached to what I was about to hear.  But just as I heard the knock on the door, the two officers greeted me and looked down, I didn’t want to be me.  “Are you the father of Katherine Reilly?” they asked?  I’m sorry to tell you this sir,  but your daughter was killed instantly on the expressway.” I wanted to be anyone else but me.  The police officers grabbed me as I fell to the ground…