It was a day without omens.
Before going to school, William also looked at the weather forecast and told his grandmother that there would be thunder and lightning in the afternoon, and it might rain heavily, so dont go out, be careful to get caught in the rain. Grandma is old after all, and her body is getting weaker year by year.
The grandmother happily promised: "No, no, I will make dumplings at home for you."
"Okay." William happily agreed, he likes the dumplings made by grandma the most, with big skins, thin skins, chives filling, and dipped in some sauce, it is very fragrant. So he went to school with confidence.
It was really a very common day, it was too hot, and it was stuffy. But summer is hot anyway, and no one cared.
But in the second class in the afternoon, the weather changed.
William will always remember that at 3:05 in the afternoon, the sky suddenly darkened, the dark low clouds filled the sky, as if they were about to fall down. The classroom suddenly darkened, from day to night, even with the lights on, it was still very dark.
The wind started, and the wind was very strong, blowing the windows clattering. There was also thunder, very loud and terrible thunder, one after another. The thunder was so loud that it was accompanied by lightning, and the howling wind completely overwhelmed the teachers lecture and the students noise.
It was an English class, and Teacher Zhang stopped and looked puzzled at the weather outside.
The wind is accelerating, and the wind is increasing, as if to lift the windows. You can start to hear the sound of things being blown up by the wind and falling and breaking. The thunder is really too loud. The sky is completely dark, and suddenly there is a lightning strike on the ground, illuminating the sky with a loud explosion.
"Wow -" some timid students cried, and the male students who were making trouble just now turned pale.
Everyone clearly saw that under the dark sky, the dark clouds were rotating, and a clear black vortex was forming. It was funnel-shaped, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, constantly rotating and moving forward, like a raging dragon, hanging in the air, swaying, and rolling over with a thunderous force, and the speed was amazing.
Tornado!
This kind of disaster that only appeared in movies and old peoples mouths actually happened at this time!
Deerfield has had a tornado before, but that was many years ago, and no one expected to be hit by them!
"Quick, everyone hide under the table, hold your head and neck, and the male students will block the door with me!" Teacher Zhang shouted.
Its too terrible, the wind and lightning, the tornado is moving very fast, will it also roll over the school?
William didnt dare to think much, and he blocked the door with his classmates, but whats more terrible is that its hailing.
Hail the size of an egg hit the glass window, and the glass was broken, and the wind poured in, and the books and school bags in the classroom were rolled up, and the wind was very strong, and there was a cry in the classroom.
Fortunately, the crazy dragon did not pass the school.
After a while, the wind stopped, the hail stopped, and it was calm. If it werent for the mess in the room, no one would have thought that such a terrible thing had just happened. It felt very long, but in fact, it was just a few minutes.
Fortunately, everyone was okay, and William and his classmates cleaned up the classroom together, and heard someone inadvertently say -
"The place that was just struck by lightning is West Village, right..."
That thunder that seemed to split the sky and clearly see the flash of fire illuminating the sky and the earth seemed to be in West Village.
West Village?
William was stunned, as if he had been struck by lightning just now, and his mind went blank, grandma?
He actually forgot about grandma! Grandma must be at home! He told her not to go out in the afternoon!
William ran away, but was stopped by Teacher Zhang.
"What are you going to do, William?"
"Teacher, my grandma is in West Village!"
"You cant go! Its too dangerous now!"
"But, my grandma..."
"You cant go out!"
William didnt listen at all, and broke away from Teacher Zhangs hand and ran out.
Its also a mess outside, and William found his bicycle and rode out quickly. He only had one thought in his heart, grandma!
The situation in West Village is no better than the villages along the way, and there are ruins everywhere.
The road is even harder to walk on, and William abandoned his bicycle and ran forward frantically. When he saw the situation at home, he panicked, and his hands and feet were cold.
The wall of the courtyard was blown down, and the tree was broken in two. The crown of the tree was gone, the roof of the house was also gone, and it should have been rolled away by the wind. The trunk fell, and the house was half smashed, and the other half of the wall was leaning against the tree trunk, but it was also very dangerous.
Grandma...
Williams eyes turned red, and a bad premonition came. No, grandma must not be good!
He rushed to the kitchen, and grandma said she would make dumplings for him, maybe she was in the kitchen at that time! The kitchen has become ruins, and William didnt know what to do, and instinctively started to dig the ruins, frantically throwing bricks and stones out, and shouting while digging.
"Grandma! Grandma!"
After digging for a while, he vaguely saw the blue floral cloth, which was the clothes grandma was wearing today!
Grandma!
Grandma is here!
William was overjoyed in his heart, and the action of cleaning up the ruins became faster.
He was anxious to save grandma, and didnt notice that the house was smashed by the tree, but only half of it collapsed. The wall, the tree trunk, and the rubble formed a subtle balance, and it didnt completely collapse. Now that he digs, he moves a hair and moves the whole body, and the wall on the other side is about to be crushed by the tree, and it may collapse at any time.
Teacher Zhang came over and saw such a scene, and said in horror: "William, get out quickly!"
William looked up and said in surprise, "Teacher, grandma is here..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a slight "click" sound.
William instinctively turned his head and saw a whole wall collapsing towards himself.
He stared, and before he could react, he felt a push, and there was a sharp pain in his right foot. Then his eyes turned black, and he didnt know what happened next.
William woke up in pain, and the pain in his right foot came in waves.
His head was very dizzy, and he opened his eyes with difficulty. It was dark, and he couldnt see anything. His body was heavy, as if it was pressed by tens of thousands of pounds of things. William tried to move, and his whole body was in pain. He should have been pressed by the wall, and his throat was very dry, and he ate a mouthful of dust and sand.
Right, Teacher Zhang came...
"Cough cough -" William spat out the sand in his mouth and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Old... Teacher."
The voice was low and very weak. After a while, a groan of pain came from above his head.
William was shocked and tried to move again, and the feeling behind his back was very warm, which was Teacher Zhang!
Teacher Zhang pushed him and protected him under himself, otherwise he would not only feel the pain in his right foot now.
"Teacher Zhang!" William continued to shout in a hoarse voice, and after a long time, he heard Teacher Zhangs breathless words.
"William, how are you..."
"The right foot is pressed. How about you, teacher?" William asked anxiously.
"The teacher is fine."
How could it be okay, he saw that wall collapse, and it was Teacher Zhang who blocked it for himself.
"Rest assured, someone will come to rescue us."
"Hmm." William responded, he couldnt move, it was very dark around, but fortunately, there was a gap in the ruins, and there was air circulation. He asked, "Teacher, why did you come?"
"I cant rest assured." Teacher Zhang said with some blame, "Silly child, why are you so impulsive?"
Teacher Zhang said that after he left, he was not at ease, and fortunately, the other teachers of Class 3 came, and she handed over the students in the class to the head teacher, and called to ask about Hui Huis situation, knowing that she was okay, and then hurriedly came over.
She knew Williams home address, and she had visited with the head teacher before.
"Fortunately, I came." Teacher Zhangs voice was full of relief.
William was filled with mixed feelings, touched and distressed, but at this moment, he would rather Teacher Zhang had not come, so she would not be pressed under the ruins with him. If Teacher Zhang had an accident, how could he tell Hui Hui?
Teacher Zhang seemed very tired after speaking, and William only heard her low panting, which was very laborious.
"Teacher?"
"Im fine."
The two didnt speak anymore, and they would call out to each other from time to time, they had to maintain their strength to wait for someone to rescue.
William relaxed a bit, thinking about when the rescue personnel would come, why it was so slow, and grandma! How about grandma!
He saw the blue floral cloth in the ruins before, that was grandma...
His head ached terribly, and he felt that he was too stupid. He didnt save grandma, but instead dragged Teacher Zhang down. If Teacher Zhang had an accident, how could he tell Hui Hui?
Zhang Shifang didnt say anything, and William only heard her low panting, which was very laborious.
"Teacher?"
"Im fine."
The two didnt speak anymore, and they would call out to each other from time to time, they had to maintain their strength to wait for someone to rescue.
William relaxed a bit, thinking about when the rescue personnel would come, why it was so slow, and grandma! How about grandma!
He saw the blue floral cloth in the ruins before, that was grandma...
His head ached terribly, and he felt that he was too stupid. He didnt save grandma, but instead dragged Teacher Zhang down. If Teacher Zhang had an accident, how could he tell Hui Hui?
William was crying and shouting: "Teacher! Teacher Zhang!"
No response, the surroundings were as quiet as death.
The back was still getting cold, so cold, William felt as if he was thrown into a winter with snow everywhere without any protection in the hot summer, and he was shivering uncontrollably. He could clearly feel that Teacher Zhangs body was gradually becoming stiff and cold, and the temperature was rapidly lost.
"Teacher! Teacher Zhang!"
Still a dead silence, no response.
William was frantic, the strong smell of blood choked him dizzy, and his brain was oxygen-deficient. His consciousness was also blurred, and he kept talking crazily.
"Teacher Zhang, talk to me, Im afraid, Im afraid when Im alone.
"Dont sleep, Hui Hui is still waiting for you, she will blame me, she will not forgive me.
"Teacher, you cant do this, you cant let Hui Hui become an orphan like me.
"Teacher, say something to me, I beg you.
"I beg you."
...
No matter how much William said, Teacher Zhang didnt respond.
William fainted again, and later, he was sometimes conscious and sometimes confused, but he could feel that the body behind him was becoming stiff and cold bit by bit, with no sign of life.
At this time, because of this sudden tornado, the elementary school was also chaotic and noisy.
But Hui Hui still sat in her seat as usual, waiting for her mother to pick her up after school.
Everyone was very scared, and there were many students crying around, but she didnt cry. She looked out of the window, waiting all the time.
She didnt know that she would never wait, and she would never wait.