Just a quick update about what's going on as I know many of you have heard about the fires here.. right after I put up that last post.. the police actually came to our street and told us to get the fuck outta there. It was insane.. we packed up (my sis took 5 suitcases).. we were throwing stuff into our cars outside and it was SO hard to breath.. the air was so thick and you can taste the ash in the air. The sky was officially black and brown.. in fact, when I looked up again last night at the sky, the moon was red, so you know what that means. You know how sometimes in the morning, there's that foggy haze that you have to drive through to get to school? Yea.. it was like that.. but brown and ashy.. ridiculous.. I had to turn on my headlights and fog beams but even then I had to drive slowly. My family decided to split up 3 ways, it's easier and less stressful and we wouldn't inconvenience people too much you know? My mom and dad got a hotel in Rowland Heights, my sis went to her bf's house in Cerritos, I went to my apartment here in LA even though i'm only 30 minutes away from the Sylmar fires.
Is my house gone? I don't know yet.. all I know is.. Sarah lives a block away from me. She texted me and told me a house 2 houses up from her was burning down. So.. that's how close it was when I left. Last I heard.. it swept over my residential area and down over to my old elementary school. I don't know.. all I can do is wait.
My aunt owns two houses up in the hills, one she actually lives in, the other she left open for rental that wasn't currently occupied. When she left because of the mandatory evac to come to our house, her first house was on fire and her current house's backyard was in flames. Sarah lives only a block away from me.. and when I was leaving, she texted me and told me a house 2 houses up from hers was burning down.. so that's how close it was before I left. Sarah also told me that two of our old high school friends Pierre and Mark basically just lost their homes as well to the fire.
All I could do last night was watch the news, check the comp for updates and play comp games to easy my mind. I'm checking now and it looks like the fire has gotten worse overnight.
Cross your fingers and pray for my city.. I've never been so scared in my life.. I cried when I first met up with my boyfriend in Garden Grove.
I'll keep you guys updated.
Katie
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oh honey, my thoughts and prayers are with you.. i hope your home and your hometown will be okay.... until then, keep your chin up okay? *major virtual hug!* lol
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