Miracles On The Poke-A-No

Chapter 1

Lightning streaked across the nightly skies as loud thunder echoed across the landscape. Bill Johnson and his family were within five miles of their home, located in a medium sized town named Glendale Heights.  The Johnson family, Bill, 40 years old, his wife, Gail, 37, and their two sons, Danny, 14, and Jamie, 12 were returning from a trip at Disneyworld.  Their first day there was very enjoyable, but the next two was interrupted by continuous rains that made it difficult to visit surrounding attractions.  It didn’t appear that the rain was going to let up anytime soon so they decided to drive home, not realizing that it was still raining in their own county and surrounding areas as it was the day they left on their trip.  Bill was driving slowly as the heavy rain beat against his windshield.  Gail was very alert as she peered through the windshield trying to look ahead for any sign of danger.  Danny and Jamie were wide awake as they gazed at the lightning as it zigzagged against the night sky.  Bill was leaning forward toward the steering wheel, straining his eyes to ensure he stayed on the pavement.

“Oh, my God, stop!  Stop the car!”  Gail screamed.

“What is it?”  Bill asked, placing his foot on the brake pedal.

“The river has overflowed its banks!  Look ahead, water has covered the road up ahead!”

“I see it, Gail!  Goodness gracious, I thought I was being careful, but you sure did see

the water hazard first!”

“What are we going to do now, Father?”  Danny asked.

“Well, there’s one thing for sure, we’re not going to drive through that water.  We won’t be able to cross the Poke-A-No Bridge tonight.”

“Bill, you need to be very careful when you turn this car around,” Gail warned.  “If you get the tires off this pavement we might get stuck in the dirt.”

“I’m going to take my time, but I need for you to watch out for traffic while I get us headed in the opposite direction.  It’s hard to see anything with this rain pouring down like it is.”

“Father, what are we going to do?”  Jamie asked.

“We’ll drive back up the hill to that old deserted house until the rain lets up.  After that, we’ll have to drive the long way around to get to home.”

“Bill, you’re not suggesting that we go into that spooky old house, are you?”

“No, Gail, we’ll sit in our car until the rain lessens.  This is a very narrow highway and I wouldn’t feel safe trying to park on the side of the road.”  Bill finally got his car turned around;   they headed up the hill toward the old Sadie Watkins home place which was about a half mile from the Poke-A-No River.  Bill pulled into the spacious yard of the two-story house.  He turned off his car engine and then he reached over and held his wife’s hand.  She moved close as she could to him as they looked skyward at the lightning flashes.

“Bill, have you ever seen it rain this hard before?”  Gail asked.

“I don’t believe I have.  I’ve never seen lightning this intense, either.”  The heavy rain continued as the Johnson family sat there wondering when the storm would let up so they could go home.  All at once lightning lit up the surrounding landscape.  Gail squeezed Bill’s hand as she stared

toward the two story house.

“Bill, I’m scared!”

“What’s the matter, Gail?”

“I thought I saw something at that upstairs window!”

“Sweetheart, maybe your imagination is playing tricks on you.”

“I’m not blind, there’s something alive inside that house.”

“Mother, what did you see?”  Jamie asked.

“I’m not sure, but it looked like someone was at that upstairs window!”

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