The boy stands in the eye of his hurricane.
The wind whips around him,
And the thunder deafens his ears.
As he walks out of the eye into the storm,
The pressure becomes too great and throws him back.
The girl stands in the eye of her hurricane.
The wind whips around her,
And the thunder deafens her ears.
As she walks out of the eye into the storm,
The pressure becomes too great and throws her back.
Through the hail and the debris,
The boy sees the girl.
He can see her sitting on the ground,
her clothes are torn and her makeup is smeared across her face.
Her tears are clear, even through the rain.
And she is beautiful.
The boy begins walking towards her.
The sleet and hail pounds him to the ground,
So he crawls.
The water builds up and floods around him,
but he looks at the girl and keeps going.
He is broken and bleeding, but within arms reach.
The girl notices him.
Her eyes are smiling but her face is empty
He reaches out and touches her hand.
The sun peaks out through the clouds.
But the water continues to rise
And the storm grows worse
He grabs her waist and holds her against him
The lightning strikes all around them,
But he doesn't let her go.
A chunk of hail falls and hits her
She is knocked unconscious
But he doesn't let her go.
A dim light shines in front of the boy
A man shouts out to them
The boy can barely see
but he picks up the girl and walks towards the man.
The storm continues to pound them,
and the boy hopes the girl will make it.
When he gets to the light, no one is there.
He looks around, but there is no man.
The storm is behind them now, so the boy sits down
Still holding the girl in his lap
He nudges the girl but she doesn't wake up
So he waits.
The boy sits with the girl next to the light for days
Every so often the boy nudges the girl, but she doesn't wake up
So he waits.
Time flies past, the boy loses track
And finally the girl stirs
She opens her eyes and he stares into them
She sits up and looks around, the sky is clear, the sun is bright, and the air is beautiful.
She looks back at the boy
His face is covered in dirt and blood, his clothes are torn and he has bruises all over his body
But he is smiling.
They stand up, and she takes his hand.
Together, they walk back into the storm.
