Our Stories: Lightning Strikes Twice

Muli Amaye has been working for People's Voice Media on an online writing project.

You can read a collection of stories at http://eastmanchesteronlinenovel.wordpress.com

However we will also be posting a selection of the stories here.

Lightening Strikes Twice

I come from a big family, made up of six girls and one boy. When I was young I looked after my siblings, as I was the eldest. We had lots of fun looking for our next-door neighbour’s hen’s eggs.
We lived in Greenock near to a quarry and three of my sisters were always wandering, so they were nicknamed the happy wanderers. Everyday we had to go looking for them. One particular day we were all playing at the quarry, it was a beautiful day. About 3 o’clock in the afternoon the heavens opened.
We were running home and a friend saw us from his window and came running out with a raincoat to cover us. Just then the lightening struck. It was like a match in front of my face and I stood still, terrified. We ran the rest of the way home and from that moment I was terrified of thunder and lightening.
That is until about five years ago, right here in Clayton. A friend phoned me and needed some urgent help. I hurried from my house and was half way there when again the heavens opened. I could hear a rumble in the distance and my old fear came back. I hurried but I was too late, the lightning came fast. There was nowhere for me to hide so I just kept going. I reached my friends house and as I shook off the rain I realized I had faced my fear. I was no longer the little girl running home from the quarry.

By S Paterso