YesteradyImetatyphoon.Itreallywasafrighteningtyphoon.Theeveningwassodark.Istillcan'tforgetit.Itwasarainyday.Althoughitwasearly,theskywasverydark.Iwaswalkinginthestreetwithmymother.Weweregoinghome.Thewindblewmoreandmorestrongly.Wefeltthedifference.Westartedtorunfastinordertogohomeinnotime.Butthewindwasstillfasterthanfeet.Suddenly,lotsoflitterwasblownaway.Thetyphoonblewup.
Wecouldn'tholdtheumbrella.Itwasrainingheavilyandwewereallwet.Coldandfrightwentthroughourbodies.Thebigtreesbegantoshake.Leavesfelldown.Wecouldn'tbreathe.Thewindblewinourface.
Itwassosharp.IwasafraidIwouldbeblownaway,too.Iheldmymothertightly.Wetriedourbesttorun.Butwecouldn't.Iwasexcitedbecausewewerenearourhome.Afewminuteslater,wearrivedhome."Iamstillalive,"Isaidtomyselfhappily.Isawthebigtyphoonthroughthewindow."Howstrongthetyphoonis!Iwanttobestrong,too."