Storm

Part 1- Warnings, Boredom and Power Outages

"Stop with this already !!" I scream. There were chances of flash floods, and we had not been able to go to school all week. We could not even leave the house. I was bored out of my head. The only thing I could do was play on my iPad, but there's a limit to how much you can do with storage and zero iCloud storage.

Just when I thought it could not get any worse, the power went out. I was in the kitchen zapping nachos in the microwave when it completely shut down. All the lights were off. Even the fridge was off. I could not believe what happened. By this point, I was furious! Once my iPad lost charge, it would be dead for hours. And now I could not have nachos!

I had to find something else. Mum found the candles and lit them. She put 2 or 3 in every room. Luckily, the candles were 24 hours lasting ones. We had a surplus of them, as they were ½ price, which never happens. I looked for something to do.

I wanted to go on the trampoline, but it was flooded. I could not do DIY or any arts and crafts because there was a risk of it getting burnt from the candles. My iPad had no wifi and I cannot use the battery because I needed it in case of an emergency. I decide to build a cubby house.

I manage to find a torch. I turned it on and found my way to the cupboard with bedding. I get some big sheets and my soft blanket. I go to mum's desk and get big bull clips. Next, I go to my room and get my toys and the beanbags. I go to the storage room and find lots of boxes. I put them up and drape the sheets over it. I clip them on and then put the blanket, beanbags and toys inside.

Now what??? I never thought I would miss school this much! I'm so sick of being bored. I binge-eat chocolate (this is what I do when I'm stressed, hungry and bored), trying to calm myself down and think clearly. I started crying and eventually cry myself to sleep.