Fact vs Story
The fact is what a camera would have recorded. The story is what your abandonment system turned it into. Both are real experiences. Only one of them is evidence.
What objectively happened? "She has been quiet for an hour."
What did you physically experience?
What did your fear say it meant?
What earlier belief does this resemble?
Present reality, verifiable.
Name it as unknown. Leave it unknown.
One step.
What is not mine to control?