After the Storm

July 27, 2010

During the storm last July 14th, I was not able to sleep right away because of the HOWLing wind, and the sound of breaking glass somewhere, plus I had to get up and close my windows because the rain was coming in. After I closed the windows, I stood looking out, watching the trees outside swaying like crazy. Suddenly, there was this series of lightning and one big fat zigzag of light flashed right across our house and struck something at the parking lot, where it made this loud static-like, screeching sound, and then all the lights went off. 

 

I stood on the spot, FROZEN. XD

 

When I was finally able to move, I sat down on my bed and was telling myself that was so scary, and then I took my pink flashlight and quickly went out my room to go downstairs. Just then I heard my dad telling my mom (in an excited tone) about the flash of lightning that he saw from the backyard. My mom was busy checking the windows, and she had to step out to check on our turtles. After a while, I went upstairs and slept, though fitfully. 

 

The following day, I was not sure if we had school, so I got dressed anyway. As I waited for my sister to come pick me up, I stepped out into the backyward and found my mom checking on the turtles again, and then I saw that the sound of breaking glass came from the mirror in our backyard. I also found the outdoor eating table a mess, with the centerpiece toppled off and the tablecloth almost peeled off the surface. 

 

Later on, it turned out we didn’t have school, but there was also no electricity, so I just slept again and studied, until electricity came back in the early afternoon.(^^,)