Yesterday started like any other day, with sunshine, reasonable levels of bullying, and residents receiving mild scoldings. Around 9:00 pm, a thunderstorm developed and residents hid like usual. Authorities love storms and opened the windows so they could better hear the sky rumbling, or in this case, snarling. What everyone thought was an annoying storm changed suddenly.
“When it got quiet, I felt the need for some companionship, so I made up with PUC,” SweetTart said when we asked residents to tell us about their experience.
“We spent some time in my cave.” PUC winked. “I was surprised to see Brain Einstein hiding near my doorstep with no interest in picking a fight.”
“I wasn’t hiding by PUC’s door because I was too scared to be by myself. I knew something wasn’t right when the lights kept flashing, and that spot has the best view,” Brain Einstein said.
“I’ll never forget that haunting, swirling noise or the look on the authorities’ faces as they listened at the window and opened the backdoor,” Smee shuddered.
“And I’ll never forget their traitorous behavior when they ran downstairs leaving us!” Beetlejuice hissed from behind Smee.
“Don’t be angry at them,” Geoffrey said in a small voice. “I heard them tell us they were sorry to leave us and said, ‘Please live.’”
“They should’ve put us in a bucket and taken us with them,” Beetlejuice insisted.
“I’d never tolerate being in a bucket with you,” Brain Einstein retorted. “I’d kill you first.”
Beetlejuice took that comment personally.
“Suddenly the quiet stopped and the noise was deafening.” PUC picked up the narrative. “I thought for sure the roof was going to shatter our neighborhood.”
“We all huddled together when the lights went out and the filter stopped working,” Geoffrey said. “That’s when I really started to freak out. We only had about eight hours of air left before we drowned. Less if Beetlejuice didn’t stop chasing everyone.” She cast a meaningful glance as Beetlejuice and Brain Einstein zipped by.
Thankfully, the ‘weak tornado’ did minimal damage to the authorities’ house and no damage to the watery neighborhood. When we asked the authorities why they didn’t take the residents to the basement with them, they said, “We had no warning and there wasn’t time.” We think their reasoning is a bit selfish but didn’t say so.
—The Bubbly Review
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