"Oh my God." I hear Bill say as we drive into Wakita.
"They had no warning." Mom says. "Oh, my god." I couldn't have said it better myself.
"Jo, Wait!!!" Bill yelled as Mom got out of the truck and ran toward Aunt Meg's house. It's been packed down into one story. Strangely, most of the wind sculptures still stand. He got out and followed her. I, slowly, got out and looked around. They really did have no warning.
"Meg?!!" Mom yells into the upstairs window.
"Jo, Wait!!!" He yelled again. I quickly ran and got in front him.
"MEG?!!!!!" She yells again. I was behind her and Bill was behind me.
"Jo, take a flashlight!" Bill yelled. I seriously needed to get some ear-plugs. Incase you haven't noticed, I don't like screaming or hearing people scream. They entered the window and before Bill got in, he warned me, "Please stay out and look for Dusty and the others."
"MEG!!! MEG!! Meg, Bill!!!!" Dusty yelled coming up to me. Then, he said to me, "Natalie, take my watch."
"Go, go!!! Careful!!" Beltzer yells as Dusty is about to enter the window. "BILL?!!" Dusty yelled. Then, Mom and Bill come out carrying out Aunt Meg.
"We're okay, we're coming out!" Mom informed us.
"Oh really," I said sarcastically. "That would explain why you're here and alive!"
"Not now, Natalie! Get an ambulance over here!" Bill yelled at me.
"Get an ambulance, Laurence, Now!!!! Go!!" Dusty hollered at Laurence, and helped Bill and Mom with Aunt Meg.
Lawrence runs to flag down an ambulance. An ambulance comes over, a paramedic hops out, gets a stretcher, they lays Meg on it. Then she realized, "Bill! Natalie! Grab Mose for me, I think he's a little shaken up!"
"Don't worry I'll get him." Bill said. "Mose!" He yelled going back into the house. I sighed and followed him. "Be careful." He warned me. I nodded and rolled my eyes.
"Its okay, it's okay." I said to Mose once we found him. Bill picked up him and I pushed stuff out of the way. We got out of the house unharmed. Just as we got out, the house collapses as the way. We walked over to Meg would was arguing.
"Overnight? Forget it. I'm all right." Meg said. I knew if she was going to go to a hospital, she would have to drive herself. But, I saw her car in a tree coming into Wakita.
"You're going to the hospital." Mom says, worried about her. Tornados have taken away too many people from her. Her parents, Bobby, and almost me.
"Okay, I'll go, but I'm gonna drive myself." See how correct I am sometimes?
"Honey, your car is in a tree around the corner." Rabbit tells her.
"Ohh…" She says and allows the paramedic to take her into the ambulance. I walk over to Dusty's van to check the weather reports.
"The F4 that hit Wakita has now moved on to the north-east, I've just gotten word in that an even stronger tornado has now started to form 25 miles south of Wakita, but right now the two storm systems are funneling back, the National Weather Service saying that this is highly unusual and they are saying that this tornado could be the strongest in the state in more than 30 years-" Dusty goes over to tell Beltzer and I walk over to mom and Aunt Meg.
"Hey, what're you doin'?" She asks us.
"I wanna see how you are." Mom tells her.
"I- we were worried about you." I tell Aunt Meg. She had a wrist brace and on her head, she was supporting white, bloodied up, and tight bandage.
"Oh, look at this-" Mom says to Meg. But Meg interrupts her. "It's nothing. He says I have a bump on the head, and maybe a broken wrist...." I left them alone and walked over to her house. You couldn't really tell it was one, but I knew it. I was so wrapped up in my thoughts; I didn't notice Bill come up beside me.
"You know that I never wanted to hurt you." He told me. I didn't realize there were tears till he held his hand up to my face, and wiped them off.
"Yea, but it didn't stop the blow." I said quietly. "No matter what you do, it's going to hurt someone, somewhere. Whether you know them or not."
"Do you know why I never pressed your mother about the papers till Dusty said something about it?" That brought up old memories.
"Bill!" I heard Dusty yell into a phone. I was 14 and I knew he was talking to the dad that left me and my mother years ago. I've only seen him a couple times but I preferred to stay with my mom.
"Are you still in love with Jo?" He asked. I listened closely. There was a small pause. "Well, you file for divorce and you don't even try to get her to sign them as quickly as possible."
There was another pause. Then, Dusty said, "Man, it's starting suspicious." There was a pause where I knew Bill was talking. "Alright, bye." And Dusty hung up his phone and went back to listening to some old 70's music.
"Because I was still in love with her. But, I thought she wouldn't take me back after running off. I knew you wouldn't forgive me. I was supposed to be your super-hero but I ran away."
"You know," He continues. "It's my fault Bobby's dead you know."
I felt the tears come back to my eyes. "It's mine. I was so selfish and I was so mad at him for blaming me that you left." He was about to talk but I continued. "I didn't warn him when Nana told me too." He hugged me and for once, I lost control. I cried into his chest, ruining his shirt. Most people, who knew me, would never think they'd see the day; I'd just break down and cry. But, here I was.
"It's not your fault, alright baby girl?" He told me. I nodded and wiped the tears from my eyes. "You know, this is the first time I saw you cry."
"You should check on mom. She's probably upset about Aunt Meg going to the hospital." I mumbled. He nodded, kissed me on the cheek, and then walked over to mom.
"All right, I need every aluminum can you can find!" I heard Mom yell after a few minutes. Then, dad started talking.
"We need cutters and duct tape! Haynes, Beltzer, I want to get the last DOROTHYs on the back of my truck, and I want everyone working on it!"
"We're gone!!" Dusty said. Half of the team goes to Beltzer's van cutting pin-wheel fans out of aluminum cans and screwing them onto the sensors. I had the craziest feeling that DOROTHRY was going to fly.
Author's Note: This is the next to last chapter. I thought about making this one but I thought the big F5 tornado should have its own chapter. And I will NOT reveal who Bobby is. Some may be able to guess though. HOW BOBBY RELATES TO THE STORY WILL IS REVEALED IN THE LAST CHAPTER.
