When Lee, a category five hurricane shockingly ravages Barbados- an island that had not been hit so severely by a hurricane of these speeds and devastation since the 1950’s,- two sisters, 25 year old Amy and 8 year old Carey who have just lost their mother, must not only weather this destructive tropical cyclone as it threatened their home, but also find the courage to pick up the broken  pieces of the home and their lives again.

Will Amy be able to comfort her sister and keep them safe?

Will Carey be able to handle the horror of seeing her once cheery and safe neighbourhood be transformed into a river of debris?

Will these sisters endure the hurricane safely and come out with an even stronger bond?

Read the short story to find out.