The Explosion

It was just like any other day in Halifax. So i thought my name is Bree I have been living in Halifax since was a baby. You wonder why I am talking about my home? Well because it changed just today. What made my like come to this? The explosion. You wonder what it is don't you?

Why don't I tell you how my day was before it happened.

I was just walking home from my friend Lucy's house the snow falling peacefully onto the ground then it happened in the port of the city two boats collided.

One the Norwegian supply ship Imo and the other the French munitions ship Mont-Blanc.

I didn't know why but i had to get home in case one of them had something on it like bombs. My father was in the war going on at the time so I didn't knw if he was safe or not. I ran as fat a I could I look around for clocks then I see one and it says.

8:45
I ran home faster to see if my mom was home which she wasn't she was away at work my older sister Carley was home though she was just a baby but she could walk and talk.

I look at the clock before it happens.

9:06

The explosion shakes the house I grab my little sister's hand and our dog and I run from there knowing that my mother is not home.

"Bree what is going on?" my little sister asked me that as she sees the ships both on fire and she gasped.

"The two ships collided and it made an explosion Carley...." I look at her brown eyes and I hear someone yelling to us to find a place to be safe and I look towards the soilder and then back at her "Carley go to the man take Lou with you too I have to go find mom to see if she is ok, got it?" my little sister nods as I hand her Lou our dog then she get her to the soilder.

"Please make sure my sister is ok" the guy nods then I run off to find my mother.

I hear people crying and I hold back the tears knowing that my sister will be fine but I have to find my mother soon.

"Mom! Mom!" I yell to her as I see her trying to help one of my friends then I get there.

"Bree your ok where is Carley?" I tell her where she is and she smiles.

"Thats a good girl now come on help me with Lucy" I get my mom's friend out of the wreckage I hope she lives then we get to where the others are where they can help Lucy then I see my little sister and she runs to me.

"Bree! Mama!" she hugs me tight looking at Lucy sadly hoping that she will be ok.

I look at the harbor thinking how close that I nearly lost my family. I prayed for my dad to be ok and safe.

I heard that 2,000 people died threw the explosion. It scared me to think that it could have been me or someone else. Lucy is ok now, My little sister hase nightmares even though it is 95 years later. I was 4 on that day I still have th scare from helping my mom with y best friend. That scare makes me remember how I nearly lost my life. I lost my father to war but I knew that he heard about the explosion. I'm glad that I didn't die.

I look a the grave of my father and mother who died when I was 40. I go to the memorial that was built to remind us of the explosion. I know that it was tragic I never wanted that to happen but it did now 95 years later from that day I wonder why did it be like that why did it happen?

I will never know but I know one thing. If I could do that all over again I wouldn't want to I aready have seen it happen once, I don't need to see it happen again.

*The End*

                                     In memory of those who lost their lives in the Halifax Explosion.
                                                                          1917-2012
                                                                     95 years of memory