the days without power

Dec.20, I did not get up early as usual, my daughter and I stayed in bed until 9 o’clock. We were very happy because it would be a long holiday of two weeks. After I called my father on Saturday midnight, I went to bed and thought about many things that I wanted to do tomorrow.

Unfortunately, a new day began, the power is out. I thought the hydro would  be back soon.  In July, a heavy storm caused the power outage, but the power got recovered soon, it did not affect the life. I thought it may be a little accident. I still prepared the meal for moon. My husband was listening to the radio, he went downstairs and told me that the power was down, maybe it would take seventy-two hours to repair the line. So we went to the supermarket and  bought some food that can be stored and  need not to be heated. The temperature of the room was fifteen degree celsius, so we had to wear the thick coat which is usually worn outside the house. I couldn’t do anything I want.

On Monday we went to the library, there were so many people, all the jacks are full of plugs. In the library we felt warm. In these two days, we were tired of eating bread, so we went to sears to have Chinese food.  

 On Tuesday Dec 24, we went to the library too, the library would be closed at 1 o’clock. According to the internet news, we knew that near the library there was a warm center that we can go for sheltering. We visited the warm center, and then went home. The house was not warm anymore. We poured the hot water into two plastic boxes that served as a heater.

 On Wednesday, we went to the warm center again at 11 o’clock. I met a Linc school classmate there and chatted with her about how we survived in those dark and cold days. I knew some Chinese friends over there, we exchanged some ideas about the life in Canada. This warm center offered food, hot water, and snacks. I was grateful for the government’s emergency action and the firms that had donated the food. I am willing to help others when I have ability.

 On Thursday, the boxing day, we were fortunate that the power was back at five fifty, thank for the hard work of the Hydro workers. We went to the sears and bought some clothes for my husband.

 Our life returned back to the normal order.