The young mother sat in the darkness grasping her baby. She trembled with fear, she prayed and cried.
The mobile home pitched with the winds.
She watched helplessly as her belongings crashed around her.
Hours of continuous rain turned the driveway into a rushing river.
Hail pummeled the aluminum siding.
The tin roof on the back porch ripped from its 2×4 studs. It slapped against the windows, and sprayed shards of glass throughout the room.
The terror of her screams were muted by the claps of lightening.
The following morning, her body lay amongst the garbage downstream. The baby nearby.
Friday Fictioneers…The photo is the prompt, write an entire story using 100 words or less is the challenge!
Conversations Around the Tree 
Brutal story, well told. Cheers
KT
Thanks for your comment KT
Dear Tree,
Terrifying story with a sad ending.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you for the challenge and the comment Rochelle.
Oh. That was a love/hate there! Honestly, too many stories end all happy and gay… Although, that is not reality. Great match on the photo. Sad, but we’ll written! !
Thanks! Sadly its true….reality isn’t always happy and festive. Kind of hard to find a fluffy story in a pile of trash!!
Writing a complete story in 100 words is really difficult … well done! 🙂
Thank you Joanne!
The extremities of weather well portrayed here.
Thank you Sandra
Not the ending I expected, but very moving story.
Thank you for the comment. I appreciate you reading my story
Very descriptive, I felt her turmoil.
Thank you
Well done and so sad.
Thank you Pam!
Yeah, I’m not use to doing sad – so this was a challenge but it felt right.
Oh man! 😦
Compelling in just a few words. 👍
You show the power of the storm convincingly in your description, and in the outcome. Sad story.
Thank you Margaret for sharing your thoughts.