understanding in a flash flood?
so when i woke up yesterday, i made myself breakfast and found a letter on my door telling me i am getting evicted. i broke down. i wondered why i was even alive. i was so depressed i couldn't even type. i seriously thought about dying. i had given up on almost everything. i texted my ex boyfriend to tell him his credit is about to be fucked up and headed upstairs to see Amber and Colin -my best friends. they didn't hear me knock so i called Amber's cell to let me in. no answer. i heard them talking inside. so i waited.
next thing i know Colin and Kaleb are at the door. i had never met Kaleb before this moment. i felt like i knew him instantly. i was so confused by the situation i almost accidentally gave him a hug instead of shaking his hand. seriously, everything was that hazy for me. my eyes had barely even dried, quite literally. ten to twenty minutes later we're planning a trip out of this town. he tells me he wants to go to Canada if I paid for the gas. and I said ok. and figured i'd sleep on it. we hang out around the place until that gets boring and Kaleb noodles around with playing dj. i suggest getting some of Colin's favorite dollar energy drink to get out of the place. everyone agrees to it. We consider driving down but we decided against it- which was ridiculous in retrospect.
we walk down Tate street, with ominous clouds overhead. And make it into the convenience store for a couple of drinks. one dollar energy, a two liter of sprite. i wanted coffee, my recent addiction. so we head across the street. besides, i pointed out, it was starting to rain again. Amber wanted some coffee anyway, so it worked out. i got the 'clockwork orange' hot, amber got it cold, and Kaleb got a regular coffee. i challenged Kaleb to a game of chess, and played a single game and lost. He wanted a victory cigarette, so we headed out. a sheet of rain was beating down, delaying our plans. Kaleb sat in front of the coffee shop window with his feet out. i sat near by.
the rain started to pick up at our feet. Colin warned us of the rising waters. we got up and finished the cigarette in the doorway. the wind pressed down harder and the thunder picked up. the sidewalk became a river quite suddenly. i didn't want to leave... but we went inside for a bit. like a kitty cat, i wanted out again. i wait for them to follow and head out. a barefoot couple walked past me under a crumpled umbrella urging me to take off my shoes. i comply happily, setting them beside the coffee shop door. I give amber my cell so i can dance in the rain. the three watch me make a fool of myself.
i look back to the door and notice the river i am dancing in has reached the toe of my shoes. i move them up a bit, closer to the door. the water seems to chase them higher. i stop dancing and hold my shoes in my hands. i look inside the shop where a couple is seated and they look out at us as the water starts to rise more than before. i point urgently as the water pours under the door. everyone starts to talk at the same time. Kaleb's loafers are submerged, Colin had taken off his shoes and Amber was holding her sandals. a neighbor runs over into the store to get a mop and bucket. i scoff at the thought. the water rushes in as we do. we close the door behind us. the workers start to panic a bit. a girl looks in the cooler for an emergency contact number, the man paces the store. the water rises to ankle level at the door, and a foot high on the other side. the door is stuck closed.
we walk back and forth in the store as the water starts to rise. the people in the back were unaware of the crisis in the front. i walk back and tell them to watch their electronics because water is entering the store. the looked up with a blank expression and i walked away. the staff is trying to access the situation and regain some sort of control over the water. they spend some time in the backroom. we spend some time walking around in it.
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long story short. i wake up in time to see the sun come up in that early morning glow.
i have to make the best of things today. everything isn't going to keep me holding on. i'll have to do that myself i guess.
next thing i know Colin and Kaleb are at the door. i had never met Kaleb before this moment. i felt like i knew him instantly. i was so confused by the situation i almost accidentally gave him a hug instead of shaking his hand. seriously, everything was that hazy for me. my eyes had barely even dried, quite literally. ten to twenty minutes later we're planning a trip out of this town. he tells me he wants to go to Canada if I paid for the gas. and I said ok. and figured i'd sleep on it. we hang out around the place until that gets boring and Kaleb noodles around with playing dj. i suggest getting some of Colin's favorite dollar energy drink to get out of the place. everyone agrees to it. We consider driving down but we decided against it- which was ridiculous in retrospect.
we walk down Tate street, with ominous clouds overhead. And make it into the convenience store for a couple of drinks. one dollar energy, a two liter of sprite. i wanted coffee, my recent addiction. so we head across the street. besides, i pointed out, it was starting to rain again. Amber wanted some coffee anyway, so it worked out. i got the 'clockwork orange' hot, amber got it cold, and Kaleb got a regular coffee. i challenged Kaleb to a game of chess, and played a single game and lost. He wanted a victory cigarette, so we headed out. a sheet of rain was beating down, delaying our plans. Kaleb sat in front of the coffee shop window with his feet out. i sat near by.
the rain started to pick up at our feet. Colin warned us of the rising waters. we got up and finished the cigarette in the doorway. the wind pressed down harder and the thunder picked up. the sidewalk became a river quite suddenly. i didn't want to leave... but we went inside for a bit. like a kitty cat, i wanted out again. i wait for them to follow and head out. a barefoot couple walked past me under a crumpled umbrella urging me to take off my shoes. i comply happily, setting them beside the coffee shop door. I give amber my cell so i can dance in the rain. the three watch me make a fool of myself.
i look back to the door and notice the river i am dancing in has reached the toe of my shoes. i move them up a bit, closer to the door. the water seems to chase them higher. i stop dancing and hold my shoes in my hands. i look inside the shop where a couple is seated and they look out at us as the water starts to rise more than before. i point urgently as the water pours under the door. everyone starts to talk at the same time. Kaleb's loafers are submerged, Colin had taken off his shoes and Amber was holding her sandals. a neighbor runs over into the store to get a mop and bucket. i scoff at the thought. the water rushes in as we do. we close the door behind us. the workers start to panic a bit. a girl looks in the cooler for an emergency contact number, the man paces the store. the water rises to ankle level at the door, and a foot high on the other side. the door is stuck closed.
we walk back and forth in the store as the water starts to rise. the people in the back were unaware of the crisis in the front. i walk back and tell them to watch their electronics because water is entering the store. the looked up with a blank expression and i walked away. the staff is trying to access the situation and regain some sort of control over the water. they spend some time in the backroom. we spend some time walking around in it.
............
long story short. i wake up in time to see the sun come up in that early morning glow.
i have to make the best of things today. everything isn't going to keep me holding on. i'll have to do that myself i guess.