I’m Terrified Of Hurricane Ida

My Fear Grows With Each Weather Report

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When I was younger, I didn’t realize how serious hurricanes were. I used to look forward to the school closing, and I loved the sound of rain beating against the roof and the walls of my house. I’d usually spend those days watching cartoons, playing video games, or reading. Sometimes we’d lose power, but I never felt like I was in danger. I was also never worried that I’d lose everything because I didn’t know that everything could change in the blink of an eye.

It didn’t sink in how dangerous hurricanes were until Katrina hit. My family and I weren’t planning to evacuate, but we were forced to. We didn’t take much since we thought we were coming back. I was under the impression that we would treat leaving like a mini-vacation, but I was wrong. We lost almost everything in the storm, and we weren’t allowed back into Louisiana. The months that followed the storm were torture. We didn’t know when or if we would be able to go back, and we didn’t know what we’d find in the place of our home.

The news showed us violent and terrible things, as those who’d stayed fought for survival. People took to their roofs to protect themselves and their families. Some of the survivors were rescued by someone who had a boat, but others weren’t so lucky. When the water cleared, the police began…