Silverton

It was a cold and windy night. The boats in the mooring were taking a beating. The winds were so strong the lines of the tie were never able to slack. A whistling sound could be heard from one of the boats. A hatch, partly open. Looking up at the creek, it was black. You couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Then the lighting started and now you could see the clouds building. Like when you're out for a ride, and you get nearer the mountains the larger they become.

More lighting. The storm wasn't going to let up. I went to the shop, picked up the phone, and began to dial. The phone had a static noise and then the ring went off. Hello, "hey Ben looks like I'm going to need some help", "I thought so, the winds are flipping the leaves on the trees". I'll be down as soon as I can, will you be all right until I get there? "Yes, I replied".

It felt like hours of waiting. The lighting was hitting closer and closer. I was praying under my breath that we wouldn't get a direct hit. Boom! The thunder rocks the shop. The walls and roof looked as if they were moving. Boom! Boom! More thunder and then immediate lightning. Come on Ben, get here.

Looking up at the long drive I can see Ben's light on the front of his bike. "Hey, I'm over here" I yell. But the wind is so loud he can't hear me. I yelled again. This time Ben looks my way. "My God, this night is crazy," Ben says. "We have one tree down at our house and two more on the next block over. So, what's our plan, he asks.

"Okay! look out at the lines on all the boats". Winds have become fierce since the beginning of the storm. More lightning and thunder, Boom! Boom! and now the rain has started to come down in sheets. "Ben, I plan to get our slickers on and start at the first mooring and loosen all the lines". If the lines on these boats aren't loosened there's a chance of losing a couple of boats and even some parts of the docks tonight.

As the boys start to put on their slickers up the creek there is something more ominous happening. The bridge's sleuth pipe is now being under-minded by the pouring rain. The roadway is crumbling.

What will happen next in the town of Silverton?