photo technologik yesterday morning heading chicago sitting shotgun fellow third-grade drove chatted backseat making torrential downpour speed felt safe safe charter whizzed passing lane pretty fast conditions buses asked back seat instinctively hoped daughters felt terrible buses filled precious fourth grade children neighborhood elementary school felt slightly ridiculous danger protect children worrying parents worry periodically talk brink panic helpless misery guess natural feeling wheel transporting flesh blood destination what's stake crazy love heightens senses awareness potential dangers felt relieved reached chicago's field museum offered chaperone control daughter friends range sight turns partly true parent you're completely charge field museum extra crowded chaotic end-of-the-year field trips exhibits dark winding complex offshoots side rooms forks road times feels cornfield maze you're egyptian tomb walk corner pack life-like stuffed hyenas ready attack explore silly making hold hands stick preschoolers girl idea looked interesting exhibit explores interesting thing pace daughter instance group wanted read sigh frantically scanning rooms corners locate children charge suddenly occurred easy lose track child field museum learning time hours accounted kids buses back museum iced feet chair gaze t-rex's hindquarters needed decompress defenses responsible good feeling realized young classmates learning responsible they're explore corners oasis middle african dessert trust find back safer place catch breath setting explore whatever's 