CHAPTER THREE
Sunday afternoon, May 22, 2011
Approximately 3 Hours Before Tornado Strikes
"It was like something inside me snapped, I felt as if the ground fell away from underneath me and I was free falling." —Michelle Short
The Borup Household
A single-story chapel
Less than a mile from the path of destruction
As usual, the Borups parked in the east lot. The front of the church faced the high school to the south, but there was no parking there. The large group filed in the east doors. They passed the plaques with the names of all the youth who had earned awards through goal-setting and service.
Melinda had just been at the church the night before, doing the music for the youth dance. Except that time she'd been on the stage at the other end of the building. Now she sat in front o
