Tornado WARNING!

 Yesterday, Georgia got a big wake up call.


 In 6'th period, which is Language Arts, the announcer from the main office buzzed throughout the school.

 Cchhtt ''Attention teachers and students. Attention teachers and students, this is a brief announcement. Right now we are currently on a tornado warning. Teachers, please do not let your students leave the classroom. Thank you.''

 Instantly the class is buzzing with ''Tornado warning?' and 'Oh my gosh, were gonna die.' I look around. To my left is Brittany, who turns and faces me.

''Did you hear that?'' She askes me

''Yeah.'' I reply

''That was a tornado warning!''

''So?" Was all I could say (I get the two tornado signs mixed up)

''That means it is coming right to us!" She says, and turns away.

I shake my head, and look to the right, where Jaqcueline sits.

''So, Brittany just said the tornado is coming right at us.''

''No it isnt. A watch just means that one is spotted nearby.'' Replys Jaqcueline

''Oh, ok.'' I say.

 I turn forward again and wait. My teacher then gets up to the front of the class and starts to tell us the difference between a watch and a warning. As she speaks, we quietly listen. Noticing the pitter patter of rain begining to turn into thuds. She tells us to open our books and to begin to read aloud. While one kid reads, the lights flicker. Then turn off completely. Surprisingly, no screams came from my classroom. Instantly the lights flick back on, and the announcement comes on once again.

Cchhtt '' Attention teachers and students. Attention teachers and students, this is a brief announcement. Teachers, we are now in a tornado warning, please go to your safety zones immediatly. Thank you.''

 Instantly everybody jumps up, grabbing nothing. I, noticing one girl holding a purse, reaches down and grabs mine. (I'm not leaving my phone!) I also lean over and grab the thickest book ever and hold on to it. (It was one of those humongous literature books used for school) We go out into the hall, and the teachers around us are all saying the same thing,

''Get down, now!''

 We each get down onto the floor in that uncomfortable postition (the one where we have our backs to the sky and our knees to our face. Not to mention our head against the wall and a book on our head!) To my left is Jacqueline, Brittany and Trevon. Trevon then looks at the 3 of us (Jacqueline, Brittany, and me) and says, ''See you in Heaven!" To my right is a girl named Karmen. Next to Karmen is a girl from my 6'th grade class, Hannah. She was crying, for like, 10 minutes straight. The hall soon got quiet, very quiet. And over the speaker comes announcements like,

''Teachers, if you have not been assigned a class, please get in a safety zone!"

 One thing that was sad was this one kid, his name is Dillon, (Dillon is special needs) his mom came up to the school with his little sister and they had to wait with us for 3 hours! His little sister was ok, but I heard that she was crying at one point.
 For 3 hours we sat. Then, little by little, the teachers began to let us sit up. Finally we were all facing the people in front of us and waiting. Then, one announcement said,

''We need so-and-so, they're leaving.''

This caused some confusion. Our parents could get us? We could leave? As soon as the announcement was issued for that kid to leave, more and more were leaving. Soon, a good chunk of my hall was gone.

''Teachers, you are now all aloud to go back into your classrooms. Thank you for your cooperation.''

 When we went back into our classrooms, we waited. This whole time I had been texting my Dad, and my battery went from 50% to 10% in less then 30 minutes. Then, my phone died. All my communication back home, dead. Great, I thought. Finally, at 5:00 PM(!!!) The buses are ready to take us home. As I am walk to my bus, I dont know what to expect. So many people left, that for all I know, I could be alone! But we had to go to the high school first. So, I get on and there is about 12 middle schoolers. (Probably less!) On the bus. Thankfully, one of my friends Alexis is on, and Panashe gets on after me. Going to the high school was fun. We were looking all around for signs of the tornado. And the tornado was literally right up the street. Tree's were snapped in half, roof's torn off homes and buildings. Leaves and branches floated around, and right in front of the high school were 2 trees twisted in the power lines. The bottom of some trailer-classrooms were torn, revealing a not-so-attractive hole. The roof of the gym was ripped off, showing twisted metal bars and yellow insulation everywhere. The football field and baseball field were gone. The fences were mangled and 96% of cars were a mess. Peices of tire, window, and basic car were everywhere. I even heard that one of the halls inside the school was gone. Because of all this mess, the high school, my school, and every other school in my county are off. So now I can rest, but thankfull that nobody got hurt. Be thankful for what you have, because one day you might not have anything.

God Bless,
Love,
321 more days,
Aislinn
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