CHAPTER SIX
Sunday at 5:43pm, May 22, 2011
Approximate moment of impact
"I felt like a frenzied animal trying to protect her young. I would have clawed my way through any amount of debris with my bare hands to get to my children if need be." —Michelle Short
The Scaggs Household
A white wood-frame house with a walk-out basement
Less than a mile from the path of destruction
Meg pulled out her phone and texted her sister. "Left playroom. Windows blowing out."
She could hear more glass shattering throughout the house. She hoped that would be the extent of the damage.
A noise like a roaring waterfall sounded just outside the laundry room door. The door rattled, threatening to come off its hinges. The kids started screaming and Meg threw herself on top of them.
"Mom!" Lizzie shouted. H
