Chapter 4: Tornado
A/N: Wow, thanks for all the great reviews! You guys are great! On with the next chapter...
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Last chapter we heard...
"Students, don't panic but...we are in the path of a tornado..."
"Oh who am I kidding PANIC!!!" Whoa, did Mr. Milani seriously just say that? (A/N: Thanks Liz-girl83094!)
"J-J-Jake? I'm not so good with tornadoes or any big storms..."
"Why Miles? And you know I'm here, everything's ok."
A few silent tears ran down my cheek. "Well...it's...that"
"Miles, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, I'll understand."
"No-it's okay." I said, wiping a tear from my face, "Okay. Well, when I was 3 there was this HUGE thunderstorm. They called it the "Freak Storm". Anyway, I was at home with my daddy, and my mom had gone to the grocery store to pick up a few things. Well...my daddy was watching the weather channel and saw the warning for the freak storm. He called her cell phone, and she answered, saying she was on her way home and would be there in a minute. Then she hung up before my dad could tell her about the storm. Well, according to witnesses there was so much heavy rain and hail that it made it impossible to see. She tried to go to a gas station to get under the awning, but they were all full. Well...an 18 wheeler was turning and she couldn't see him and...they hit, and she was killed instantly."
After a few moments of silence he said, "Oh-oh my gosh Miley, I'm so sorry." He pulled me in a hug, and I accepted. I felt safer than I'd ever had before with him. I looked up, and everyone was screaming, crying, or banging on the windows. A few kids were yelling at the bus driver, but he had a thick accent and didn't understand much English. He simply replied to everyone, "I know where we go. I listen to polka so Shivenhosky!!" (A/N: No idea what that means. Let's pretend it means back off k?) And Mr. Milani? Well, he was rocking back and forth in his seat at the front of the bus. Yea, we're real safe. The bus driver simply pulled to the side of the road and parked!
"JAKE! What are we gonna do? If we just sit here the tornado will come and we'll die!"
"Miley, we aren't going to die! Look, there's a place everyone is going in to stay safe right up there!" He said, pointing to the town's convention center with a group of people walking in. "Just get your duffel and the rest of your bags and go in there. I'll tell everyone else to go. Just save a spot for you and me in there, okay?"
"You and me?" I asked confused.
"Hey, you don't think I'm gonna leave you again do you?" I just smiled and got my stuff and walked off the bus. Well, ran actually...it was scary outside! I walked into the center and told the lady my name, and that my whole group would be coming in a few minutes. I walked over to an empty couch that was by the T.V. Somehow, they haven't lost electricity yet. I sat down and put my stuff on the couch so no one could sit there, since Jake would be sitting there. I watched the T.V., which was set to the Weather Channel.
BEEP BEEP BEEP! It screeched. The scrolling warning at the bottom read, "Tornado warning for the city of Kirksdale, Kansas (A/N: Made that up. Not sure if they'd be going through Kansas to get to Colorado, but as I have said many times in this story-just pretend!) Anyone in the city or in the area of the city should stay indoors and take cover immediately! Great...I thought. I turned around and saw the rest of the group walking in following Jake. Jake walked over and sat down by me.
"I asked the lady up there and she said that it wouldn't be safe for us to leave for around 2 hours. She said that the tornado wouldn't miss us, and our bus would probably be blown away or totally demolished and we should look into getting a replacement. She gave me a number of a place where we can get a replacement in town, but said wait until after the storm."
"Wow Jake, you really got it all together! You saved us!"
"Anything for a pretty lady like you!" He said, flirting. Should I take him back? I was about to say something back, when we heard the tornado. Things from the tornado were hitting against the side of the building, and you could here the whirring (A/N: Don't know how to explain it...the air sounds I guess from the tornado?) of the tornado, growing stronger and stronger. The tornado's coming closer. A silent tear ran down my cheek.
"Miley..." Jake said. He placed his hand on my face and wiped the tear away. But, even when the tear was gone, his hand remained. Slowly we leaned inwards. Slowly, closer, and then...
And then you say, "I think we're alone now
There doesn't seem to be anyone around
I think we're alone now
The beating of our hearts is the only sound."
"EVERYONE GET DOWN AND TAKE COVER! THE TORNADO'S COMING!"
Ok, maybe not.
Yea, so we kinda stopped then. Half of me wishes we didn't and the other half is glad we didn't...
Jake got the blanket from under my duffel bag and told me to get down. He also did the same, and threw the blanket over the two of us. He wrapped his arms around me and got close to me, and put his head over mine protecting me. He began to stroke my hair to help calm my fears. And suddenly, I knew everything would be okay...
When it's not alright
When it's not okay
Will you try to make me feel better?
Will you say alright?
Will you say okay?
Will you stick with me through whatever
Or run away...
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A/N: -looks around nervously- Okaaaay, so I put off writing this chapter for a few days...well, weeks? Haha, I'm sorry! I tried, really! But I kept getting writers block! But I think I have it all worked out now, so the next chapter should come soon! And I might write a one-shot in a few minutes...sudden inspiration! Please review!