The moon rose high in the sky, as the annual process begun. They swooped lower and lower each time, they were becoming faster and more agile. There was just no escaping the terror that awaited us.
My mum huddled me and my sister into the cupboard under the stairs. I was scared; I didn’t know what was happening. People were frantically running about and I could here people screaming.
I could see the fear in my mum’s eyes.
“Hide in here, you’ll be safe,†she whispered. “Take care of your sister…I love you.â€Â
I could tell through her words and emotions that she was really saying goodbye. My mum slammed the door shut and locked it, passing the key under the door. Almost immediately after she left me in the dark alone, I heard the window smash and an almighty thud on the floor. I knew that one had just landed. I heard my mum gasp and then scream as she fell to the floor.
She was gone
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