It started at around 8 am, while we were at the morning prayer. The wind was already so loud, that Brian had a small nervous breakdown, but since we were in the middle of praying, nobody made sure he was ok. Then the branches of the trees nearby started hitting against the roof and back of the session room and when it all got so loud and frightening, that even Simon couldn't concentrate on his words anymore, we were send inside and to our rooms, where we should wait for the next announcement, that would tell us what to do next.
So that's where we were, me and Wendy, sitting on our beds just staring out the window, where the world seemed to be ending. Fine by me, I had literally nothing to loose and most of the kids here didn't either. I wasn't afraid of a simple thunder and lightening, but even I got the chills every time a very loud bang erupted literally right next to us. I didn't want to be in Brians shoes now, if he was already so freaked out when it was just a small storm, nothing out of the ordinary. Wendy only seemed annoyed, because today should have been one of the only afternoons, where she didn't have a one on one session and she could have finally stayed outside a bit longer, which wouldn't happen now.
After waiting around for about forty minutes, one of the counselors came into our room and told us to follow him down to the group hangout room, where Simon would make an announcement and so we stood up, doing exactly that. I was still very frustrated with Simon, after the way he treated me, but there was not much I could do. He ran this operation and I just had a feeling that I didn't want to find out what would happen, if I disobeyed a bit too much for their taste.
As we entered the room, everybody else was just arriving as well, taking their seats and when I saw Kenneth, he flashed me a wide smile, as if this was the happiest day of his life and seeing me only added to that, which was odd, but I just smiled back, because a genuine smile like this appeared to be a very rare thing around here. We all took our seats at the big sofas and it seemed inevitable, that some boys sat next to other boys, so when I could choose between a seat next to Cameron or next to Kenneth, I never walked so fast in my life over to the person that was still smiling at me and maybe even saved me that seat.
The counselors stood around us, looking a bit displeased, that we were all so close, but hey, we were already about 20 people in the group sessions and now there were about 10 new faces, that appeared to be the permanent residences, in this room. These people had a dead look on their face, as if they couldn't describe the sun anymore of you would ask them. They literally looked like a shell of a human, without it's soul and it scared me a bit, but when I glanced at Kenneth, he winked at me, which immediately made me chuckle and I have absolutely no fucking idea why, but it felt natural.
Just as I was about to say hi, Father Simon entered the room, looking very stressed. Good, he could drop dead for all I cared. The storm outside was so bad, that the whole building seemed to slightly shake and I heard some scared whispers going around the room from people, who apparently still had hope for their lives. Simon was carrying some papers around, which appeared to have some kind of weather report on them, that they had scribbled down from the local radio station or something and honestly, if a tornado would just bulldoze this place down, there actually was a god and he was fucking angry.
"Ok everybody, calm down, there is no need to panic. Apparently, we have a big storm coming, so today's sessions will fall a bit short. The weather station advised us to bring you all into the basement, so that is where Stanley will take you all now, while the rest of us will secure this place and some have a family to protect. Now, please, without any objections, follow Stanley and I will come and check in on you all in a few hours. Thank you" Simon spoke and I was surprised to learn, that they even had a basement, because the stairway we would always use only lead to the ground floor. Reluctantly, everybody stood up and followed Stanley, who seemed nervous to be taking that role. Honestly so would I, if I would have to watch over 30 gay and horny kids stuck in a basement.
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