Too Long in the Light

I am afraid of the dark.

Yesterday, I was at the spa late in the day and I realized I was starting to panic. I was out . . . after dark. Ack! I'm supposed to be put away, safe in my house, by the time it gets dark. I started to freak. Sitting there in my robe, looking at the twilight, I started to panic. Ack.

I've been too long in places with no night -- Antarctica and northern summers. Too long away from winter here.

It's getting dark now. My friend is on her way to my house to start the evening and I'm starting to freak. It's dark outside. How will we get dinner? I should be in bed.

Ack!

I'm a freak.