Wolverhampton City Learning Centre (CLC)

   Yes, you could tell. Almost as though the water was valuing, savouring, its chance to reamin as calm as it would get for quite a while. The next day the water poured, rained, and hammered down. I woke up at four, to the sound of the roaring wind, and lashing rain give or take the occasional rumble of thunder. I grew uncomfortable, " . . and a chill ran down me, it was as though I would be turning a blind eye to the danger we were in, or at least the danger I felt myself to be in. The next morning, we were delayed in setting off, and we watched a clip of a film about a plane blowing up on the runway. On leaving Cocoa Beach, thw "weather is dismal. The wind was and is very very strong  . . and the tain is coming down like anything." In fact, it was so heavy and constant, that it had actually damaged the sides of the stencilled writing on the minibus. The weather was cold " .  and bitter, the chill runs through us all through and through. We had been sat, plus Chris and Matthew, in our suite, the six of us with our luggage around the room. With us somberly, it felt, drinking Sprite from a can, watching the film intently." I think once I had been cleared, and the queues began; when the searches and comical bare footed people passed though the security gate; when we were a few minutes short of the Departure Gate, and when Dan had to be escorted onto the plane, I began to calm down. I think I had hoped the weather would just be rain. though it spoiled the view, "I didn’t want to know, or comprehend, the fact that high and extreme winds could happen, That the mini tornado in Brevard County had happened, and that we were not on a plane with heavy turbulence. A plane which carried the danger of being caught up in the high gusts, selfish though it may seem, with me on the plane . . The night before we had discussed, and this morning, about the concept of death. Selina and Sama were saying that they’re happy their families aren’t with them as they wouldn’t get hurt, but sad that no-one is there to parentally console them. And that compensation of around two million dollars, was it?, would be given to our families if we died. I can tell you, it’s not comfortable thinking about it now. I’ll just focus on relaxing, by that tip that lady on the tv had said to do. No, it hasn’t worked." I was relieved that we were at least going on this day, that we were escaping Wilma by literally a few hours. Relieved, but apprehensive and tense.