Tornado

Author's Note: This piece is about the time I was stuck at school for a tornado and all the events that took place during it. Also explains the dumb realities we live in.

            It was early May and the sky was covered with clouds of purple to black. You could hear the heavy rain and wind blow against the side of the school. In the late afternoon, before school lets out, Mrs.Carter's voice came over the loud speakers.She announced that there has been a tornado touch down close to the school and that we were to report to the designated safety spots all around the school. The student body had already fled to get their things to leave, but of course we couldn't leave now. Teachers calmly directed us to the right area, hiding their own fear of getting swallowed by the tornado. Since I was little a tornado never touched down around here so I thought that this was a little over dramatic for everyone to be panicking. As I got to my safety spot near the office I sat down against the wall and tuned in to the conversations around me. Across the hall were a group of sixth grade girls worrying about their little puppies being all alone at home. The thought of that made their mascara bleed down their faces. I stared at them in astonishment. Really? You are really worrying about that? I bet their hasn't even been a time when you have seen a tornado here in Pewaukee and you're crying about it. About fifteen minutes of sitting in a pool of black tears, Mrs. Carter announced that we were aloud to leave because there was a tornado that touched down miles from here and was there for barely enough time to put anyone in danger. The ridiculous moral to this story is do not panic when you are in mythical danger.