Things I do #14: I constantly assume it's nuclear war

When my cell service momentarily disappears in an area where service is reliable, I stare at my phone and the absence of those four tiny bars and think, “Oh no. They’ve finally done it. Someone launched the missiles.”

And then, for a fraction of a second, I really do believe that nuclear war has begun.

A second later, the bars on my phone return - service is restored - and I’m thrust back into a world that is still, blessedly, armageddon free.

It’s terrifying. Every time. Truly.