Smokey Mountain Nightmare

Allysa Broeker Smokey Mountain Nightm ar Gazing at the stars outside the sun roof of my husbands silver sports car seemed to be the tho way to control the excitement building inside me. My imagination ran wildly thru visions of scenic mountains draped in clouds of fog. The grey rocky cliffs surrounded by colorful spring flowers al more or less parallel the beauty of the cool quartz glass water flowing over a fall like the most rapid of rain spraying a chilly mist on all who behold. With my head full of fantasy and soul full of adventure, the misadventure of this ideate come true becoming a life changing nightmare seemed all but impossible. Hey, we are in Tennessee, my husband say as he lightly shook my shoulder until I acknowledge him with opening my grayish green eyes. Good morning graceful, plainly a half an hour away from the holiday you urinate always cute us to take. Instantly the widest smile you could ever imagine covered my face. I was so happy to be in that respect rolling up an over these bright green hills into the mountains that harbor the cabin we would soon occupy. I slang intercourse you so much. I cannot even begin to explain how much this factor to me Adam.I express as we past the sign displaying a cardinal mile away conformation that was truly needed do to the soaring becoming obsolete when we began winding thru the atomic number 53 lane roads. Beautiful, I said as we pulled up to the cabin. Absolutely beautiful, even more so indeed I imagined, said Adam as the slightest drops of rain began to fall from one of the few clouds that floated above. I wonder what the weather is forecasted to be this week. I asked as we walked hand in hand with my romantic husband into the 2 story cabin and on to making my dream come true.As the hardwood gate closed behind us, a simultaneous crash of thunder followed. The toss away began to darken as the subtle rains quickly became rapid. There was no reference work of any thunderstorm warnings, Adam yelled from the across the room. The furious rains bombard the metal cabin roof seemed to intensify with every second. The lights flickered twice then(prenominal) went out as the purple strobes from the lightning filled every room transforming beautiful red roses, various clay sculptures, and other once delightful objects into terrorise creature like shadows.My heart pounded as the power of the storm intensify replacing my anticipation for it to blow over with only the realization of risk of infection. Adam, we are surrounded by a creek right, I asked with a concern shaken voice. Using a local radio performance I had just downloaded I heard, The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the following counties in east Tennessee. The early mentioned county confirmed my fears while removing all hope of salvaging this vacation, as well as, adding a very real danger to our life. We have to leave now there is a fast rising creek all around this status and I could never live with something happening to you, screamed Adam The once watch crystal waters were now muddy and full of various types of debris and come up undeniably higher than the banks that once restrained the devastation unleashed when mother disposition joins the team. Adam and I raced to the car, sloshing thru a puddle that had no beginning and seemed to have no end. Drenched with rain and overwhelmed with confusion, I could only stare out the window as we drove to safety.The beautiful mountains and all that attributes to them were now a smeared collage of unrecognizable vegetation and retreating animals that sensed the devastation that would soon follow. We have about a mile until we are completely out of danger, I think we can at least catch our schnorchel, Adam said. Still staring out the window but only in a daze, I could not stop trembling. My dream vacation caused lots of fear and it is never fun living a dream with nothing but beauty to behold, only t o be awakened as nightmares unfold.