LJ Idol Week 15- Failure to Communicate

[lyrical_liessss]

The wind was howling. Branches from trees fell loose, hitting cars as the hurricane winds brought them to their death. I looked outside, not knowing what I was looking for, but wanting to see something, some sign of life; some sign that this was going to end.

The house next door collapsed. It had been one of the sturdiest in the neighborhood, but

Comments

[callistahogan]

This was intense. It had me gripped from the very beginning. Very well done!

[lyrical_liessss]

Thanks! I always love your writing!

[lyrical_liessss]

Hhaha, I know what you mean. I keep waiting for another 2005 season, and I took what I knew from that season. A lot of my friends lost their houses, and people would do anything to loot. The National Guard kept our curfew at 8pm, and so it was kind of a disaster zone.

[malruniel11]

Your writing is so vivid! The story dragged me in and held me under to the end. What scares me is I can see this happening, and it's not a future I would wish on anyone.

[pricelessone]

I'm terrified of every kind of natural disaster so this was a super-scary read for me. Well done.

[crimsonplum]

You do quite well with the apocalyptic! And as a near-lifelong resident of the hurricane strike zone...well, we all know we could be next. Great work.