When I came home from school on Thursday and found out that there was no school on friday I was excited, not knowing what was coming. My Pawpaw is the captain of a tow boat. That Saturday he called us to tell us that he was in Corpus Christi at the time of the storm. We were all really scared because he was on a boat in the middle of a hurricane and we didn´t know what would happen to him. Momma was talking to Daddy about how she saw on Facebook that Pawpaw’s boat sank. I saw her grab her phone suddenly and try to call him. She shook her head and said it went straight to voicemail. She didn’t know that I overheard her and my Father’s conversation, so she went in her room and locked the door. I started to get really worried because I was scared …show more content…
Momma was sitting behind Daddy and I saw tears forming in her eyes. I hate seeing her cry because she has never cried in front of us. Daddy proceeded to tell us that the barge was floating in the hurricane and they had to wait until the storm was over for someone to come and help them. He said that we would have to wait until morning before we hear more. Me, my Aunt, and my mom sat on the couch and cuddled up. Momma was shaking. We then went to bed and tried to sleep. After a very long night, the morning finally came. My Dad told us that when Pawpaw and the rest of the crew woke up in the morning they drifted onto land. A helicopter had came and picked him and his crew up and dropped them off at an abandoned building. A rescue car had came and picked them up and brought them to their cars so they can come home and be safe. I was so thankful and relieved that my Pawpaw was finally out of the hurricane and safe. The next day he came over to visit us and he told us the story and how he was glad that he stayed strong through it all and was safe. He stayed strong and helped him and his crew get to somewhere safe where they can get help and we were all really proud of