Not a hero...but a zero

A mother is awoken in the middle of the night with a startling thought. As the winds blow hard outside she pictures the large pine tree standing just 15 feet from her house swaying back and forth. Next her vision moves to it crashing through her roof and landing right on her sleeping 11year old daughter. These things happen...i mean..we all see the tragic stories on the news. Now the question the mother asks herself over and over...is this a divine glimpse into the future or is this only the product of an imagination that has watched way too much television? Lying in bed going back and forth between feeling insane and the possible fame of following a spiritual notion..a premonition. After seeing the anguish his wife is experiencing, her husband gets out of bed and gently wakes their sleeping daughter. He softly gives a basic explanation and leads her to sleep in the living room on the new and comfortable couch. With this the mother is able to fall back to sleep knowing that the winds can blow and her children are now safe. Just think...if and when the tree crashes through her roof. She will be praised as a hero. She will be giving interviews how she was awoken and lead to save her family by divine instruction.
Alas...instead..i woke up to my house perfect. The tree stood strong a waved back and forth as if to mock me. I guess it is confirmed that i am neurotic. I sit back and as i explain to my children what happened that i look like a crazy person. They actually laughed and said they love that i loved them enough to make sure no one was squished by an impending falling tree.