We were reluctant, the comfort of our home compared to the busyness of the market place in our thoughts was just too much imagine, we wanted to stay back and maybe go to market another day. We should have sticked to that as a plan but there was almost nothing to eat at home, we had to embark on the journey to the market closest to us.
It was close but took more than 10 mins with a vehicle to get to the market, we noticed the changing weather and even our younger brother couldn't stop talking about the weather forecast his phone informed him about.
My sister and I still didn't listen or maybe we were ready for whatever we were going to face at the market that day. No, we were not ready and we didn't use the time we had to prepare for it.
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We got to the market and it kept getting dark as if it was late in the evening when it was only noon. My sister suggested we buy quickly so at least we'd be on our way back should the rain start pouring.
We were so sure it was going to rain heavily but what happened next while we were at a shop shocked us. Items, foods, umbrellas and even heavy stuffs in the market began to fly around and some went up and rotate in the sky. We even saw a guy with loads on his head struggling to keep the load on his head, he almost fell down.
While it left the whole market in rush and extra busyness, we couldn't stop watching in awe what a heavy storm could do as the rain began to pour so heavily. We couldn't even stay away from being wet in the shop we stayed in as a shade away from the rain. From a distance, we saw that a ground close to the main road opened up thanks to the storm, it was a sight to remember.
The more the rain poured, the more wet we got and things kept flying away from their positions. A lady even fell down and some guys joked about it that she was too light weighted and the storm almost took her away.
We couldn't get all we had went to the market for before it started to rain but we stayed calm hoping that it would end before evening and we would continue our activity.
A very loud sound from the sky sent a little boy crying so loudly and holding his mother, he was scared of lightning. I was scared too but I couldn't show it as there was mostly adults around who seem not to be so shaken by the heavy storm going on.
We, the unlucky sisters didn't wear well covered cloths so the cold from the rain while we were under the shade kept growing worse and we kept wishing for the storm to end.
We waited until late in the evening before the rain calmed down a bit for us to manage it through and get home. Drenched, cold and tired, we went inside the house and to find warmth. It was a day not to be forgotten for the both of us.
