Karli's Accidents: A Short Story

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Karli started to get very nervous. The tornado was expected very soon. Leo and Karli drove to where the tornado is expected to start. On the way there it became very windy. But they had to keep driving. Leo and Karli started talking and then both of them heard whooshing winds. So they sped up the car and when they finally arrived they had no extra time because of the rain and wind. So Karli put on her shoes as fast as she could “Karli, it's time for you to save this town for the second time.” Right once Karli and Leo started talking about the plan, the wind started to slow down. “The wind is almost gone.” exclaimed Karli sounding a little confused. “Trust me, it will come back. It might be windier at some points more than others.” The whole town is empty due to the storm. Karli believes that everyone is in …show more content…
Leo started to get worried about her since she had been running so long. leo tried yelling out Karli’s name, but no one answered, then he began to get more worried. Karli had been running for about 6 minutes “How much longer do I have to run” she thought in her head. Karli started to become quite frustrated. She told herself she needed to relax. Shortly after she calmed down, the wind began to slow down. Karli began to speed up and all the sudden, The wind and the tornado stopped. Karli stood there for a second a little on the dumbfounded side. she looked around her and she saw the same exact stuff she saw before she tried to stop the tornado. Leo was standing in the exact same spot and was staring at Karli with a big smile and was giving her a thumbs up. Karli, still dumbfounded, trudged over to Leo and said “That was exhausting.” In response, Leo said, “I bet it was, but guess what, you saved the town again.” Karli knew it was true, but she also knew that she couldn't have done it without Leo's help. Leo was so proud of Karli “Thank you Karli!” Leo exclaimed. “No, thank you!” replied

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