panicky for at least 20 seconds

The other day I was bumbling along on my way home- on a route I’ve taken at least 432 times- I was lost in contemplative musings aka rummaging around in my bag for that last wayward cookie when I looked up and found to my complete and utter shock that I was in totally uncharted terrain, terra incognita if you will. Lost! It made me instantly panic and I whirled about in my high state of bewilderment- the problem? I wasn’t lost at all, there was just a new street vendor fruit stall. It totally threw my world out of orbit. That’s all. I found my way back home, so you don’t need to worry. Wow, that was a really good story.