A Big Disaster
By 18lzytwner
Chapter 1
April 10, 2022 at 3:15 pm
Samantha and Joshua walked down the familiar path on the way home from school. She was two months shy of her tenth birthday and Joshua had just turned sixteen two months before. The two had managed to keep their parents out of the loop but for how much longer they weren't sure.
Clouds began to cover over the sun and Joshua looked up at the sky. The weather reports had been troubling and the town was in a rush to gather anything they might need in case of a flood.
"Looks as if the rain maybe coming sooner than expected." Joshua commented.
"Hmm. Well I wonder if Mom and Dad have everything secured at home?" Samantha couldn't hide the worry that crept into her voice.
"I'll help if you need me to." Joshua squeezed her hand.
"Would you?" She asked.
"Of course. I'm sure that my Mom and Dad won't mind." He smiled. This made Samantha smile, too.
The two arrived at Robbie's and Amanda's. Joshua lifted the lid off the tube and the two flung their backpacks down it, followed by themselves. When they landed, a surprise met their eyes.
"Mom? What's going on?" Samantha asked.
"Honey, we're going to start sandbagging around the side entrance so we can possibly prevent the water coming in like last time." Amanda explained loading sand into a large bag.
"I'll help." Joshua said.
"Your father and Uncle Robbie have already started loading the bags on the pulley system down there." Amanda explained.
"I guess I'll help them then." Joshua ran off down the hall to help.
"Help me fill this bag would you?" Amanda asked her daughter.
"Why aren't we doing this outside?" Samantha asked.
"Your father already had the sand inside so we figured we give his pulley system a test." Her mother explained.
"Ah. Where is Aunt Stephanie?"
"She's coming back from the hardware store with more supplies, in case we need them. Last night, she and Uncle Sportacus got their apartment ready so now they wanted to help us." Amanda answered loading the next bag with sand.
A few minutes later, Stephanie came running down the hall. She was soaked from head to toe.
"The rain has started and the wind has picked up. The guys say they need at least ten more bags." She told Amanda and Samantha.
"Then we'd better hurry." Amanda said loading the full bag onto the cart. She then pressed the blue button on the control pad and it took the bag and the two that were on it down the hall and up the slight elevation.
Outside the storm's intensity increased. People ran for their homes and tuned into the news channel. The meteorologist told them that the cell was gaining strength and that there was an increased possibility of tornados. The last time a tornado hit LazyTown was over a hundred years ago. There was nothing to worry about but the weathermen always reminded people what to do in case there was one.
To Be Continued…