As always, by the time FaceTiming with Demi was over, I was almost completely checked out of school. I wanted more than anything to be back with my wife and son. Plus, I was forced to stay inside during my lunch break because it was storming out. My eyes were trained on the outside as my teacher lectured on. My eyes glazed over as I began daydreaming about being out of class and back at home. I really did enjoy school, but Tuesdays were always the most difficult. A loud clap of thunder brought me out of my daze and I noticed that the world outside had taken on an unnatural green looking color. As if it were ill or something. I looked at it in confusion until the blaring siren reminded me what that color meant. After the siren went off, the school set it's own alarm off. The teacher began to hustle all of us out of the classroom. I was just out of the class before I remembered my stuff. 'Don't worry about your stuff, Mr. Linley.' I nodded and ran into the hallway and huddled next to my classmates
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Landon's crying did not stop, if anything it got harder and it was not only going to make the poor kid sick but it was making me mentally sick. I grabbed one of the baby jars and put it in the baby food bottle, switching him so that he sat up on top of my lap so that he can hold his own bottle. He grabbed onto the bottle and sucked it at for dear life, finally stopping the crying for the first time in more than an hour. I grabbed the remote control and turned on the projection screen, which was in the middle of playing Rio. Perfect. Landon's eyes were on the movie screen as he sniffled his nose from all the booger that came out along with the tears. But by the time the movie was over, Landon was knocked out. I turned him around so that his head was on my shoulder, and his face against my neck
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I was in so fucking out of it that I didn't even hear the heavy theater door open nor the bright hallway light pour into the room. God knows what time it was now nor how long I had been in here with a 20 pound child asleep on top of me. My body was going to hate me tomorrow. All I do know is that through my sniffles I heard Cody's voice. "Demi? Baby!" "Cody?" I called out, questioning if it was him despite knowing that that was his voice but I was just surprised to hear him I guess. "I'm here!" I shouted as I tried to push myself up from the seat through the arm rest but my entire body was numb. "I can't get up, I'm here!" Venny shot up from the ground, having not moved an inch from my feet the entire time and ran to where Cody was, bringing him over to the exact recliner seat that I was sitting at. "Cody!" I started crying all over again when I saw him walking towards me without a single injury in sight. He grabbed Landon from on top of me and laid him on his shoulder before he leaned down and wrapped his arms around my lower back,
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As I ran through te house, I yelled Demi's name, gradually panicking more and more. Venny's barking came from the theatre room and e raced up to me, grabbing at my pant leg, his way to get me to follow him. I heard Demi yell that she couldn't move an my heart stopped. Had something collapsed on her? What if she was paralyzed? What if we lost Noah? As I ran around the couch, Demi looked like she'd been having a full fledged panic attack and my son was lying still as a rock on her shoulder. My heart seized. I scooped Landon up I to my arms then pulled Demi up. I felt Landon's little breath on my neck and he adjusted himself in his sleep. I half breathed a sigh of relief knowing that my son was alive but I still had my wife and unborn child. She had collapsed against me continuing to cry but her arms held my waist tightly. "Demi, can you stand on your own? Did something hit you?" I gently pried her off of me and when I saw she was standing on her own, I pulled back to me tighter than before. "You scared me to death." I buried my face
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When Cody started questioning if I was okay, I looked at him confused but I nodded my head at him anyways. Aside from worrying myself sick about him, nothing had happened to me. I don't even know if the tornadoes hit our neighborhood but if they did, I never would have found out because I was holed in this safety room the entire time. Cody pulled me on top of him as we sat on the couch and despite him telling me that he was okay, I couldn't help but cry. This was a different crying than all my previous one, though. This one was to release all the panic and scare and frustration that I had inside of me; now that I knew everything was fine. I pulled my face from his chest to see if he was physically hurt, seeing as I didn't have the energy or voice to ask him if it hit over where he was. I kissed his lips when I saw that he looked the same as he always did. His hands continued rubbing at my shoulders and my back, calming me down. Only he can have that effect on me. No one else knew how to calm me down, nor would it even work if they
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I looked away from her sheepishly as she said that she knew I'd try to beat the storm. She was so right. If the teachers hadn't forced me to stay, I would've been on the road. "It didn't get me, baby. I was safe inside the school." I frowned as Demi told me how scared Landon was. I looked at his face as he slept and it wasn't nearly as peaceful as when he usually falls asleep. I kissed his little cheek and held him tighter. And my poor wife had to endure his screaming alone. This is why I dislike school. I can't be with my wife and son. I can't protect them from school. I can't hug them and hold them and tell them everything will be okay
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Cody told me everything that went down at his school and I was so glad the staff made all the students stay in the hallway throughout the storm. Landon must have heard his dad's voice because he woke up slowly, looking around to see where he was and who was in the room. Cody said Landon's forehead felt warm, so he got up and went to get him a washcloth dipped in cold water. Cody came back and pulled me back onto his lap as Landon relaxed against the cool towel. "My poor baby," I looked down at Landon, who still seemed half-asleep despite looking back and forth between his mother and his father. "I've eaten pickles all day. I was in the process of making lunch for myself when the sirens went off. That's what set Landon off. So I had to hurry to get all the kiddies loose and to pack all of Landon's food and diapers and stuff into a bag so all I ended up grabbing for myself was the jar of pickles. I couldn't concentrate with Landon screaming and the sirens going off and me trying to rush down just in case the tornado was close by," I
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Demi began to ramble off why she hadn't eaten but I really didn't need an excuse this time. I know that I usually give her a hard time about when she doesn't eat but today was different. I knew she was probably in a rush and panicked. I was really beginning to be in tune with how her body and mind reacted to things. I knew that when she was scared, she acted first and thought later. She had protected herself and the kids before making sure that she had food for herself. I had seen the opened jar of food so I knew Landon had eaten. I gently stroked her arm and nodded, "I understand, baby. It's really okay but I'm going to go make you dinner, okay? Wait here." Demi shouted at me then pushed her lower lip out in an adorable pout that I couldn't say no to. "Okay, baby girl." I helped her off of the couch while keeping Landon resting against my shoulder. When I reached the kitchen, I settled him into his mother's arms. She told me that the meat on the counter as probably bad now and even if it had only been out a second too long, I'd toss
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After talking to Cody's mom for a few minutes, we called my grandparents who were also doing fine. I felt so relieved and less stressed now that I knew everyone I love was safe. Cody served me a plateful of food, giving me the plate with the most food. "Thank you for serving me the most... since I'm eating for two and all," I joked around as I rubbed little Noah. I picked up my fork and I didn't hesitate nor wait for Cody to dig in, I dug in first. I chewed into the chunk of chicken I mouthed before slurping up the long pasta strand. "Mmmm," I'm not sure if he made it extra good today or if I was just extra hungry. "Thank you baby, it tastes delicious," I chewed my food while speaking, despite that being bad manners. After stuffing three huge forks filled with food into my mouth, I grabbed Landon's baby spoon and scooped up a small strand of pasta along with his tiny piece of chicken and did the choo choo train with the spoon until it reached his mouth. He laughed as he bit down onto the spoon and didn't let it go so that I wouldn't
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Once I finished my meal, I scooted Landon over towards me and started teasing him. He giggled and flinched away as I leaned forward to tickle him. Demi got up from her seat and grabbed a pickle from the fridge and crunched into a giant one. I started laughing as Demi looked to have obtained her fix. I scooped Landon up and held him as I walked with Demi to check the damage in the front yard. I walked around the driveway, making sure to check every inch of the Range Rover. This car was nice as shit and like hell I would be accepting if Demi drove in a dented car. Demi remained in the house and as I walked back towards the front door, Venny came bounding towards her, barking. I saw Demi near jump out of her skin and frowned at Venny. When I returned her, she said she didn't care if the car was damaged or if anything else was damaged since we were all safe. I kissed her lips. "I agree but since we're all safe, I just wanted to see what was damaged. We're blessed regardless." I kissed her lips gently before pulling her close to hug her. I
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