Snowflakes and ashes

Drown

Give me your phone She demanded
But I refused
She took it, smashing it before throwing it down the stairs into the flooding basement

My dad

Standing by the windows, locking them
All of them

My mom

Leaning over the drains, plugging them
All of them

My sister

Running by the doors, locking them
All of them

What are you doing..? My confusion went unanswered

They were all silent,
Working hard to lock up the house
Turning all the lights.... o f f

I started to cry
Trying to break a window
Looking for my cat
He was nowhere to be found

I realized there was n o e s c a p e
I panicked
Starting to hyperventilate
Hitting walls
Trying to break a window as an exit from hell into the dark night I considered freedom

As the water was reaching my feet

And soon my waist
I couldn't make my way to the stairs in time
It was useless

As I let myself d r o w n

Taking my final g as p in g   b r ea t h

Not ready to let go 

But then...

I
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