Dear Mom,

thunderstorm

dear mom,

i wasn't able to walk danny's dogs today. 

because on the news they spoke about how there was going to be a thunderstorm. 

i'm not sure why thunderstorms terrify me.

maybe it's because during the time daddy was gone

there was a huge thunderstorm going outside.

or maybe it was because of that one time

where i ran into daddy's and your's room to sleep next to you guys.  

i don't know. 

i know that i'm still afraid of thunderstorms though. 

i wish you were here, mommy. 

i want to feel your hugs again.

i want to feel safe again.

i don't want to feel like the thunder is after me. 

or that the lighting is going to hurt me. 

mommy, daddy, i really wish you were both here.

love,

ann

messily scribbled on a newspaper next to a thunderstorm alert. she screams when she hears the loud clap of thunder. she presses her hand against her ears and tries to cover the noise. it doesn't help. she still hears the loud mocking claps of thunder and sees the small flashes of light in the distance.