A/N (Sorry!)
OK, before I type anything more, I'd like to say that I'm not trying to be sappy and I'm not asking for sympathy. I just want to let those people who have been through the same thing I've been through or worse to know that they're not alone.
2 months before Hurricane Katrina hit, I was living in New Orleans. It was my last day of school and I was moving the next day. I thought that maybe I would be able to see some of the friends I was saying goodbye to sometime over the summer after my family and I moved. Unfortunately, that's not what happened. I haven't seen any of them in three years. After the hurricane hit, we went back to see our old house and my old school. My home was completely gone and my school was reduced to a cement slab. I kept feeling sorry for myself and still do a little bit every now and then, but then I thought about those who were actually living there when Katrina hit and remembered that I still had a mold-free home to go to and a school and friends and I realize that I was being selfish and that I should really be feeling bad for those who were there.
So for those of you who were there exactly three years ago today in 2005, know that you're not alone and that everyone is suffering with you and that my family and I still pray for you today. I want to thank God for watching over me and my family, because if we hadn't moved, I'm not sure that I would be typing on this computer today. So for those of you who are reading this, please pray for those hurricane victims and for us as other hurricanes continue to bambard the coast. Again, sorry if you think that reading this is a waste of time, but I just want to let all Katrina victims who are reading this know that you aren't suffering alone.
Anyway, another reason I'm posting an A/N is because Hurricane Gustav is approaching fast, and my city might be right in its path. When Katrina hit, even though we weren't living in New Orleans, our power was out for a week, so even though I was planning on surprising you guys by updating on Labor Day as well as Saturday, I may not be able to because I don't own a battery powered laptop. Sorry, blame my parents! They're the ones who refuse to buy me one. But on the bright side, if the power doesn't go out, I may be able to not only update on Saturday and Monday, but maybe even finish up the story by Tuesday! If I'm in a really great mood, I might even post a SabrinaxPuck one-shot by the end of next week. It all kind of depends, you know?
- Elli
P.S. You don't have to review this if you don't want to.