We went upstairs to escape the expected torrential rain and expected inundacion (my Spanglish}. But instead we got torrential wind. Surrounded by windows and glass, this was not the best place to be.
Within five minutes after 5:00 pm and the storm's arrival, a flexiblass piece of roofing was sailing to and fro in front of us in the patio. Luckily it didn't hit the windows or glass door, flying instead over the wall to the neighbor's yard. Phew!
Then, around 9:00 pm, the accumulated water started to seep in from under the patio door. The drains had become plugged. With flying crap we couldn't go out to unplug them. Rita and I mopped and bailed for what seemed forever. But we got through the night in one piece.
In the morning, Rita yelled from our patio perch to the neighbors, they turned out to be her relatives, to come and help us escape. Our entrance and stairs were buried in two feet of broken tile and debris. We couldn't get out or down. Rita's nephew scaled a shared wall and came to our rescue, phew!.
Finally, when we were able to get downstairs and to the front gate door, we were greeted by Tivo and Angela who had hot coffee in their hands and big relieved smiles on their faces. What a welcome sight! Tivo died two weeks later. I wish I had a picture of that aftermath morning, Tivo still alive and happy.
And I so wish that Rita was still here too. She was the best to face whatever calamity or danger with. I do miss her and her reassuring smiling face. Cruz
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