Every so often something happens in a person's life that upends the applecart to such a point that the only realistic reaction is not to attempt to put the cart upright again and salvage as many apples as possible, but to simply get rid of the applecart altogether and look for a new and hopefully better way to get the apples to market (one that is not so prone to tipping).
This is known in my world as a plot twist.
And in case you were not catching what I was dropping in the opening paragraph, the upended applecart bit is an allegory for an unexpected event in one's life.
Plot twist generally throw one off the track or realign completely one's perception of how the story is progressing.
Some people are good at picking up on foreshadowing and see a plot twist coming. They may not figure out exactly what the plot twist is going to be, but they know, or sense, that something is going to change the direction they expect the story to follow, and mentally prepare for it.
Those people are the ones that the rest of us always think have a good grip on things, or are on top of it.
Whatever "it" is.
Then there are the "I didn't see that coming" types.
For those folks, dealing with a plot twist means rereading a few of the previous chapters to try to figure out how they didn't see the plot twist coming, and also to ascertain what their new mindset should be in terms of dealing with specific characters or situations in the story.
Me, I am somewhere between the two types. I can usually pick up on obvious cues (Note: not "clues"; "cues") that a plot twist is on the horizon, but sometimes I'm not as sharp as I'd like to be and miss obvious red herrings until getting sideswiped.
Which, by the way, is not a commentary on any relationship I've ever been in...though I suppose it could be interpreted that way.
But I, as usual, digress. Dealing with a plot twist at the moment, so will have to get back to the point later.
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