The Storm

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Something big was away to happen. All around me people were anxiously hurrying about trying to ‘get ready’. Even my family were preparing for something; as my daddy and I had just bought hundreds of giant bottles filled with tons of water, it took ages to get the heavy things into the car! I peered out the car window watching the scenery flash by me. My tummy grumbled at the sight of my favourite pizza place, just the sight of it made me mouth water with anticipation for one of their magical margarita pizzas, the best part was that it was literally just over our garden fence. Yet, Joe’s Pizza Palace no longer appeared the friendly and fun place I knew it to be. It now mirrored a majority of the buildings across Houston with ugly bits of woods stuck to the windows, dirty-looking bags piled by the doors and not a person in sight.
“Come on Chloe, time to get out the car and help like you promised.” My daddy said. “Sorry daddy, I’m coming.” I quickly unfastened my seat belt and hopped out of the car. Then I began to help my mummy and daddy in making the house look like Joe’ Pizza Palace.
It took ages but finally we had finished. I picked up pink teddy and was ready to go to bed, it was 10 o’clock, way past my bedtime. I wondered down the stairs to the living room where my mummy and daddy were watching the TV, the news was on again and there was the same weather man standing by the map pointing at a weird swirl, again. “As you can see this Hurricane is going to be stronger than initially predicted. Luckily, a majority of the coastal population of the Gulf of Mexico has been evacuated. The devastation experienced by the Caribbean has been critical and the damage is almost indescribable. For those in cities or town that have not bee...

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...hat they could easily listen to. My daddy seemed to give up with the radio and peeked out a gap in the window on the front door. “Oh my god, Jacky you better come and see this!” exclaimed my daddy. My mummy hurried to the door and gasped. Instantly I wanted to see what was so interesting. “Let me see!” I huffed as I nudged past my mummy as looked out.
Where are road used to be there was now a river. The water had risen so that it was brushing against the foot of the house one more inch and it would begin to pour into our house. The murky sky furiously churned as the lightning surged around scaring the horizon. It was astonishing just like the end of the Fourth of July fireworks, all I could see, hear, taste and smell was the storm. I was too much it was so strong and amazing I couldn’t see all of the storm just like I am unable to see all the fireworks at the end.

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