Lost Oasis.

Chapter 1

"Rose!!! Rose!! Wake up!"

I woke up with a jolt, all my senses alert as I tried to find the source of the ear-piercing scream calling my name.
My body was tangled with my bed sheet so it took a while for me get myself out of bed and look for the person screaming my name.

"What!! What happened!!" I screamed back.

"Just come to the living room!" My sister, Joan screamed back.

I untangled myself from my sheets and made my way to the living room. Hushes and whispers from my family members were heard while I came down from the stairs.

"Heyy what's happening h..." I didn't even get to finish my sentence before my dad shushed me.

"Just sit here and stop moping around." He ordered. Not to lie, I love my dad, so much. But sometimes when he's emotions are heightened, he only shows one type of emotion. Anger. But everyone in my family are used to it so it doesn't bother us anyway.

I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and went to sit on the floor, since my family is too big for our small house.

My family, the Michael's, are a small family of 6 from New York City.
My dad, Jordan Michael a strict but loving father who works as a banker for J and J banks Co. A well known bank in New York.
My mom, Racheal Micheal, also a strict mama but loving and she's a full housewife.
They gave birth to 4 children; Jayden, Rose, Joan and Roland.

We live in an apartment in a sky scraper just in the city. We have cool neighbors, friends and all that. To cut it short, we're contented with what we have.
But our apartment is small and we learnt to not complain and make the best of any situation we're in. So that's what we're doing.

I sat on the floor close to Joan and whispered to her, "what's happening?"
I looked around and noticed my family except Jayden are in the house, but their attention is on the TV. I looked back at Joan and she was watching the TV too, so I leaned to talk to her.
"What's happening sis? Why's everyone so tense?"

"Watch the news." Was all she said.
So I turned my attention to the news.

This is just in, a nuclear power plant in New York has just been released accidentally. The damage of the bomb is yet to be accounted for. But there are we are receiving information that the power of the bomb is still in motion and we are advising everyone to stay indoors. Stay and watch as we call in an expert to educate us more on this nuclear bomb. We will a going on a break and we'll be right back. Please stay with us.

I looked at my parents and saw them looking at each other with fear and desperation in their eyes.
My dad was the first to speak "Racheal please take Rose and Joan with you, lock all the doors and windows, I'll take Roland with me to ensure everyone in this place is safe."

My mum was quick to talk back, seeing as her fear was getting the best of her.
"No, no! Jordan, gather the children, let us pray. Let us call to God! He will save us. Leave what you're doing and let us pray." She said while grabbing our hands and making us form a circle.

"Get on your knees and pray!!" She screamed at us. We were about to start praying when my dad stopped us.

"Woman, there is no time for this!! Didn't you hear what the newscaster said! We are in danger, we have to lock up and stay in."

My mum nodded and told us to follow her lock the place up while singing songs in her traditional language. My mum is a Nigerian, an Igbo woman from Abia State, Nigeria and she is big on prayers and praise. She is a Christian and my dad is a non religious person. So after they married, he converted to Christianity. But he's not as big on it the way my mum is.