CHAPTER NINE
Sunday night, May 22, 2011
Approximately 3 hours after tornado strike
"I watched bleeding people huddled together by the side of the road, wrapped in wet towels, crying." —Michelle Short
"Homes, the grocery store, the church just down the block—all gone or in such ruin [as] to be unrecognizable!" —Diane Humphrey
The Divine Household
It took forty minutes to go six blocks. Although both Piper and her mom lived on the north side of town, the route to their houses was right in the middle of everything that had happened. The tornado had destroyed the area, taking out familiar buildings and landmarks. Piper's hands shook. She just wanted to check on her mom and make sure the house was still there.
She tried her phone again, but her mom still didn't answer. This freaked her o
