Hope After the Storm
By: BlackmagicwizardWhere art thou God? Is there still a god? Why have you abandoned me? My family?
I don't know where to go anymore. I'm homeless....... and afraid. Afraid of what's waiting for a child like me. I don't understang why this misfortune ever engulfed me.
I can still recall the time when my loved ones are still alive. My sister and I used to play by the rice paddy. Our house, located at the center of the wide open field which my father used to plough with his patient black carabao. At the back of our house stood the magnificent mango tree always filled with luscious fruits and in the corner grew the tall bamboo trees that swayed every time the wind passes by.
Mother used to burn the dry falling leaves under the mango tree. According to her, the smoke will make the tree bear more fruits. And when the evening comes, we would all gatherbatbthe veranda singing and dancing while father played the guitar. What a hapy family I had then! Contented with the blessings that God showered upon us.
Until one night... that one tragic night changed my life forever. A strong typhoon hit our place. The wind like a huge hoist uprooted the tree and smashing it at at the kitchen area where my older sister was washing the our dishes. That instant, I lost my best friend.
I was still in a state of shock when my father emerged from somewhere willing us to move because the water creek had rose in unpredictable speed.
We need to cross the bridge to go to the evacuation center before it will be carried away by the strong surge of water. We battle through heavy the heavy storm, bringing only some basic commodities.
Our hearts went out to the one we have just lost but we cannot do anything more about it since we are also running for our lives. As we reached the bridge, I was surprised by the countless logs coming in and out of the water like dolphins swimming through. The only difference was that, they're lifeless.
This must have been the reason why such a heavy flood invaded our land. Now I understand what the people in our town have been talking about all along. They say tha some political leaders have been discreetly denuding the forest indiscriminately.
Without a second thought, we crossed the bridge. Mother went first, then me.With each nervous step I laid, I thought about my sister.
When it was father's turn to cross, another inevitable thing happened. A big blanket of flood came rushing in which caught him off guard. It crashed the only link of my father to life carrying him with it. I screamed! Mother did too!
We shouted for help but who'll be there to turn for us when everybody else is looking for safety? With heavy steps we forwarded to the evacuation center bursting with shocked and terrified locals. Even inside, the thunder was deafening, the wind, threatening to claim lives and properties.
When daybreak came and everything seemed still, the elders went out too. And to my dismay, it was as if I was in another place. Shattered houses are beyond repair. Crops are totally devastated. Many lives have vanished. And, to top it all, we are trapped in this No Man's Land since the roads are unsurpassable.
For days we made use of the little supply that we had. I cried... not for hunger or physical pain but because of what we lost. I cried because that furious flood should have been prevented if only people had taken good care of Mother Nature. Desolation must have been minimized if only... if only... but nature had already taken vengeance.
So now, here we are in this God forsaken place. But who are we to blame him? Why don't we bkame ourselves instead? Huma race abused the land, then let humans should take responsibility to fix it.
Days have passed but still no help arrived. Waiting seemed forever 'til out of nowhere, we heared a soft humming from a distance. A chopper arrived. The volunteers quickly distributed the goods to everyone. Doctors also there giving first aid to the victims.
Though not all is well and we are still in the state of depressiin and helplessness butnow, I can say that there is hope after the storm. God answers prayers. It may not be instantly but for sure He will.
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