Playing outside
After a while, he noticed the girl and her father leave the house again, but this time they sat on the curb in front of the house. The sun was fading, and John could feel his stomach rumbling. He hadn’t eaten anything because he had been so preoccupied with this girl.
Missing his daughter
He searched his car and discovered a chocolate bar. This will suffice for the time being, he reasoned. The little girl was riding her scooter while her father sat on the curb, watching and cheering her on. It made John mourn his daughter, and he immediately realized how insane he was behaving.