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Margaret was a School Teacher. She lived in
the town of 'Lotus Ville'. Her school
was not very far from where she lived and it took her about 20 minutes to walk
there.
She used to walk along side the river and loved the view. Her husband
Jonathan used to work at the super market. He was the Manager and had to manage
the running of the store which gave him very little time to look after his wife
and his 8 months old son Timothy. Margaret was lucky to have her neighbour
Marjorie as her baby sitter. Tim stayed with her while Margaret went to school.
Marge used to love looking after Timothy and she was his mom's best friend as
well as her next door neighbour.
One morning, Margaret was told by Marge to be
careful because the weather forecast wasn't good. "Why don't you take leave from
school today Meg, it's going to be a bad day weather-wise. Strong winds and
maybe rains have been predicted." "No Marge, I can't. The exams are very near
and I have lots to do. Don't worry, it's not so far and I'll carry an umbrella."
"Just be careful won't you Meg and wear a coat." "I will Marge. Bye see you."
She gave a hug and a kiss to her son and went along on her way to school. While
going, the weather seemed not bad, but later on a strong wind started blowing.
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Marge left school as soon as she could but while halfway near the embankment
there was a very strong gust of wind which blew everything helter-skelter. Marge
was carrying important papers in her bag but the wind blew it away from her
hand. All the papers started flying and Meg thought she would herself be blown
away by the angry wind.
There was a man walking on the other side of
the road who was holding on to his hat. Margaret stood at one place because the
wind would not let her walk. She was getting worried now. In the meantime, Marge
had noticed the changing weather and called Jonathan at the store. He said he
would come and look for Meg. "Do hurry up Jon, Meg might be in trouble." "Don't
worry Marge, I'm coming." Marjorie's husband was out of town otherwise he could
have come sooner. He worked at the library which was just 5 mins away. The super
market was about 15 mins by car and Marge hoped Jonathan would be able to drive
in this wind and locate Meg soon.
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Meanwhile, Meg was still standing at one
place unable to walk home, trying to protect herself from falling and getting
hurt. The wind was getting stronger and wilder. Jonathan somehow started the car
but was finding it very difficult to drive. Slowly but steadily, he moved
forward. "Thank God, the road is straight from here," he muttered anxiously to
himself. At last after about another 10 mins he reached the embankment and saw
Meg swaying in the middle of the road. He reached her and pulled her inside the
car. "Oh! Thanks God you are safe Meg. I was so worried." "How did you come
Jon?" Meg smiled with relief. "Well, Marge rang me up. She asked me to come as
soon as I could." " Marge is such a dear. I hope she and Timmy are safe." |
Marge opened the door and asked them to come
in while she made coffee for the three of them. "Thank Heavens you two are safe.
I've never seen such a strong wind in my life. Just look at the debris on the
road." "Yes, I lost all my papers standing on the road. I'll have to make
another set of question papers for the coming exams." "That's all right Meg
darling, as long as you are safe, everything else can be managed," said Jonathan
giving a hug to his wife.
The town of 'Lotusville' had never seen such
strong winds which had caused so much havoc everywhere. Mr. Klemp the butcher
had lost his roof had lost his roof while Mrs. Higgin's garden was a mess. She
had grown lovely flowers and loved her garden. She was now in tears. "I feel
awful Meg looking at my garden. The wicked wind has destroyed everything
completely." "I know Betty. I'll help you put things right in the weekend." said
Margaret in a reassuring voice. "You will! Well I'm happy for that. I really
don't know where to start."
Jonathan went to Mr. Klemp's house on Sunday
to lend a hand repairing his roof. "I must say Jon, I've never see anything like
this in recent years. Poor Abby can't find any of her clothes. Her whole
clothesline was blown away." "I know Tony. Gerard also needs a hand. All his
pots and plants and artificial flowers were ransacked by the winds. I'll go and
help him in the afternoon." At last the people of
'Lotusville' settled down to good
weather and calm winds once again but no one could forget the windy day in the
near future.
Contributing Story
Teller:
Amita
enjoys writing about her
experiences as well as short stories for children and poems. Contact her at :
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