... in the time of stress

This exchange occured in the waiting room of an ICU about a month back under extremely stressful circumstances... it reiterated the value of having good friends around during the times of crisis; only people you feel so close to have the capacity to make you smile when things seem too bleak ... 

Setting: Three women who have known each other for at least two decades sitting in an ICU waiting room observing visitors coming in and out.  A visitor along with a young child who belongs to their circle but they have not seen for a long time bring about small talk: 

Woman 1: Who's that kid with him; is that his child?

Woman 2: No, I think that's Sunny's kid!

Woman 1: Sunny's kid - is he windy or cloudy? 

Woman 3: No - it's a kid;  he would be partly-windy or partly-cloudy! 

All three crack up - a much needed laugh ... I suppose you just had to be there ...