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Experiencing the Annual ‘Monster’ of the Caribbean

Without noticing the shift, I completely forgot that

Hurricane Irma was active outside. There was an
unusually quiet moment. Then I heard an extremely

loud peal of thunder and saw lightning flashing

across the sky. I could hear the cluttering and

clanging of materials as they were thrown up in the

air by Hurricane Irma. At one point in time, I saw
two cars fly by. I refused to eat so I got hungry.

Then my father did the unthinkable. He briskly ran

to the refrigerator and got out a pack of

“Lunchables” for me. He took the bull by the horns

and risked his entire life for me! Just before Dad

had gone to the refrigerator, the violent wind had
ripped the kitchen door off its hinges.

The raging wind was pulling things outside of the

house and Dad could have been a victim too. I felt

guilty because I was not even that hungry. When I
had finished eating, I started to fall asleep.

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