It's A Little Eerie...

On Sunday, a girl that is the daughter of my mother's friend was killed in a car accident. It's...left me in a somewhat odd emotional state. I didn't know this girl, and I don't really know her mother, either. I know of her more than anything; I remember my mother talking about her, and such. Heck, I couldn't have even told you the daughter's name before this. So, it's not like I'm grieving for someone I knew. I do feel sorry for her mother, but that's not it.

Still. I'm feeling oddly unsettled. Part of it is probably seeing my mom being affected. She's been friends with the girl's mother for a long time, and I know she's thinking of Rich and I, too. Like any parent does when they hear about someone losing their child. Plus, she's my mom. Seeing one of your parents spooked by something is bound to make you take pause, too, I think.

And I guess there's the fact that she died doing something so mundane. I mean...obviously people are killed in accidents. It happens. It's not rare. Still...it's something that you do every day, and never really even think about it. It's just part of the routine; drive to work, drive home. You don't really actively think of it as being potentially dangerous, y'know? Sure, intellectually you know it can be. But it generally doesn't actually make it to the front of your mind.

So...yeah. I'm a little unsettled over this. Hopefully it'll pass soon, but I still wanted to talk it out, so to speak. ^^;;