It is obvious that Shannon is filled with fear. And what preoccupies her waking hours, now dominates her dreams.

     Covering the past, present, and future ---fear is multidimensional.   Much of the past fear originated when Dad disappeared, carrying on through those many weeks ---to the day the belief of his boating death was revealed.  The present fear possesses the most driving force, directing itself away from destination hope.   The hope that Dad will survive is combated by the fear of the possibility that he might not.