guide to having the rug pulled out from under

1. Stare at a brick wall, imagine a sledgehammer
2. Cry and shout and stomp your foot in case someone is walking by and wants to come and save you
5. Feel your sweat glands prickle, your body a lead balloon
3. Check the facts again, again, again
4. Phone a friend and try not to take it out on them
6. Indulge in your favourite distraction or self destructive habit just this once
7. Realise it’s getting dark already
8. Look at your feet. Look, how defiantly anchored they are?