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Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that there would be
a
heavy rainstorm in the area.
Everyone in the neighbourhood was busy. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows
while
his mum was making sure the flashlights and the radio were working. She also put some candles and
matches
on the table.
Ben
was helping
his mum make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they decided
to play
a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
In
the beginning, Ben could not sleep at all. At last, he fell
asleep
when the wind was dying down at around 3 a. m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with
his
family and found fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere around the neighbourhood.
Luckily
, with the help of many people, the neighbourhood became clean and tidy soon. And Ben also joined them to clean up the neighbourhood together. The storm broke many things apart, but it brought families and neighbours
closer
together than before. Ben was proud and happy to see that.
