Hurricane Monologue

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It’s times like these where I realize just how great my life is. Hanging out with my family, watching TV, and laughing. I wouldn’t change my life for anything, I love it. I love spending time with my 7 year old brother Jacob, my father, and my mother. I don’t know what I would do if anything happened to them. I look around at my family with a smile on my face as I sit on the faded brown couch in my living soaking in just how great my life is. Suddenly a loud alarm sounded from the TV jerking me from my thoughts. I quickly turned my head toward the TV to see what was going on. Frantic, commanding voices came from the TV.
“Attention citizens of New Orleans and surrounding areas. We have been notified of an approaching hurricane. For your own safety, we advise you to evacuate the city. If you cannot evacuate we advise you to head to the Superdome which has been declared as a shelter of last resort for people who cannot leave the city. Repeat, for your own safety we advise you to evacuate the city immediately.” I couldn’t process what the officials were saying at first, but when I did
This hurricane won’t hurt us it, it will all be fine,” I told him in what I hope sounded like the calm, soothing voice of someone who was not panicking.
“But, but,” he whimpered turning his head from the carpet up to face me, “you told daddy we need to leave, you don’t think it is safe.”
“Well, I realized dad is right. We have hurricanes all the time, and this one is no different. We have lived through all those other ones, and there hasn’t been much damage, this one will be the same.” I really hoped Jacob believed me because my words couldn’t even convince myself that everything would be okay. Jacob sniffed and raised up from the floor. He was still crying a bit, but at least he had stopped shaking in fear. I needed to think of a way to distract him so he wouldn’t keep thinking about this approaching hurricane and the warning the officials

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