Storms reach
What a day for staying at the school all weekend.
My school had the tradition of having a party the last weekend before school got out, where you stay inside of the school for that weekend. Of course, there wouldn't be any classes, but instead would be videogames and food and such. Didn't seem like too bad a deal, so I went along with it.
But Friday night, with its dark storm clouds, pounding rain and sweeping winds, was but a taste of what was to come.
For the first night, everything seemed all right, after all, it was just a little rain. But around 9 or so, we realized how bad it was getting. The roads had been closed down, after having several trees topple over. We had no way of getting out, for the winds would have surely driven anyone who dared to test them over the ditch off the road. And noone could get to us. We dug in for the long haul. Then the power went out.
The students finally got organized, and were mostly gathered in the cafeteria or gym, though some stragglers wandered the halls.
Stragglers like me.
So, since I was wandering alone, I was spared the screams and panic of the others when the earthquake hit. This was a first. It had been over 50 years since the town had gotten an earthquake, and never this big. I was knocked off my feet to the floor.
But then, just as soon as it began, it ended. I picked myself up off the ground, looking around hesitantly. Nothing had been damaged, although I'm sure the library had had a small avalanche. I continued to wander, wondering about what was to come.