How I Survived Hurricane Irene

Chapter 1

Well having to be picked up by a firefighter and him carry me to safety wasn't bad but... in the shelter there was tons of families in there. People gave me blankets and food someone even asked me where my parents where. I couldn't answer them all I could say was I don't know; I live on the other side of town.

That's when it hit me when I realized that they we're okay but I knew they missed me and where worried. I was gone for almost an hour; they are probably sitting in the couch trying to get a hold of me, but they can't.

All the power lines have either fallen or they where disconnected; from the electricity towers around the area. With no signal and no internet I wont be able to get or receive any messages from no one, till they fix all the towers. I have to be with out contact of my parents for who knows how long.

It is true there is a first for everything... there will always be a first. This is my first real life hurricane... this is my first time not being able to contact my parents for hours at a time... it's my first time having to be carried to shelter because of a break down... this is the first time I have actually thought about this... this is the first time people have given me food and blankets and asked me we're my parents where... there will always be a first for something.... always.

After me thinking about that I had started to have a panic/ anxiety attack. I couldn't figure out what was happening but soon I couldn't breathe and I was about to start crying again. I felt so small but then again I felt so big... it felt like I was being enclosed into a box and I couldn't get... like the air was beginning to be thin. Everything was happening so quickly and several people where rushing towards me. That's all I remember before I passed out.