The storm that scared us all
- Laura Moore: Housebroken
- August 6, 2024
- 502
Our cat never seemed bothered by storms, as long as she was inside. Our dog, on the other hand, always seemed nervous at the first distant sound of thunder.
Our cat would curl up in her bed or on a couch cushion, yawn, stretch and doze off. Our dog would begin to tremble and tuck her tail, pant while walking nervously around the house. We all tried to comfort our poor pup, but she had to keep moving.
One night while we were all sound asleep, a big storm moved in with roaring winds and big claps of thunder. Our dog went wild, shaking and running all over our house. We tried to catch and hold her to calm her down, but she continued dashing about all atremble. That’s when our cat woke up and seemed to be watching our frightened, little dog racing about.
Suddenly, a bright flash of lightning followed by a deafening bang of thunder sent both our dog and cat racing underneath our bed. All that noise woke Taller Half, who jumped out of bed while I reacted by pulling the covers over my head. Taller Half walked around our house checking to see if our house had any damage. All was fine.
Another roar of thunder brought the cat running out from under the bed, followed by the dog, both screeching and clawing at each other. Both animals then leaped onto the bed and crawled under the covers with me. I then threw off the covers, got off the bed and crouched on the floor.
Taller Half heard all this, and while looking for me, he stepped on my hand. I screamed, Taller Half yelled, and both pets leaped off the bed and began to run hysterically around the room.
When everything finally calmed down, Taller Half helped me up, and we pulled both pets from under the covers and let them both run under the bed. Since we were already awake, we went and sat down in the living room just as the power was restored.
The storm was fading, and soon both pets came in to climb on our laps. In just a minute or two, we were all asleep sitting there on the couch. Hysteria is exhausting.