Splash! I heard a sound like thunder. Suddenly, water leaked through the door. It crashed and thrashed all over my floor as I scrambled to get dressed. I pulled my glasses from my night stand and hurried to my closet. I threw on my plaid skirt and zipped up my coat. I rushed out of the orphanage.
The Mississippi River was flooding like crazy. Everywhere people were running for their lives. The pouring down rain masked my tears. My friends and I followed the orphanage leader. The water was up to my knees. We hurtled through the airport and onto a plane. I sat by a window and watched, powerless, as the amazing state of Mississippi disappeared under the thrashing waves of its own river.