“Tai, you have your question asking privileges revoked until next week, “ Señor Saavedra announced as he shut the trunk of his car. It was a gorgeous Friday afternoon. School had just gotten out and there were students evacuating the building as fast as possible, buzzing with the pre-weekend excitement. I knew I was excited. It was warm for February, and that meant that the Presidents weekend would be even better. I was leaving school with Drew, Adam, and Señor when the sky started to darken. The winds started to pick up, but the other students didn’t seem to notice and kept chugging along. “It’s a Sharknado!” wailed Drew.
“Impossible, tis’ an atmospheric phenomenon.” aforementioned Adam. Señor had a worried look on his face. By now all the students had left the school yard. …show more content…
“Get in, all of you.” We all got into the brown Ford Explorer and Señor floored it. Señor explained what was going on. A sand storm was forming. He had experiences with this living back in Chile, and remembered the dust storms, which could reach up to 7,000 feet high, vividly. He knew we needed to get off the road and into shelter as soon as possible. Señor said he knew a guy on the island. We all trusted Señor, but we were all frightened. As the storm grew, sand started flying through the streets. We pulled into a bar in Atlantic City and hurried in. Señor told us to keep our shirts over our