Photo Credit: Al Forbes @ A Mixed Bag
Hannah loved storms. She spent hours watching strobes of lightning, counting, “one-one thousand…two-one thousand…three…” until the thunder boomed, rattling the house.
One spring day, Hannah found herself out in the elements when a massive storm rolled in.
With no shelter in sight, she headed back through the pasture toward the road where her car was parked. “What’s a little rain,” she thought, “I won’t melt!”
Suddenly, she felt a tingling from head to toe. There was a bright flash of light. Hannah didn’t see it as much as she felt it…a massive, magnificent burst of energy in every cell of her body. For a brief moment Hannah realized she had been struck by lightning. “It doesn’t hurt,” she thought. Then everything went black.
A local farmer found her after the storm. She had survived, but her recovery would be long and painful. They say that being struck by lightning is like being cooked in a microwave oven…from the inside out!
But Hannah will tell you that she still loves storms. Since her tryst with lightning she has developed a peculiar talent. She no longer needs to count between the lightning and the thunder…she just knows.
kat ~ 17 March 2016
(196 Words)
A story in response to the photo prompt above by Al Forbes for his Sunday Photo Fiction Challenge. If you would like to read other stories or enter your own, click HERE.
like mercury colliding... 
March 17th, 2016 at 5:13 pm
Interesting and creative story. I love her talent now that she has been hit by lightening. Sorry it was such a long and painful recovery for her. Loved the story nonetheless 🙂
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March 18th, 2016 at 11:29 am
Wonderful story! It makes me wonder if she had OCD before she was struck by lightening. I loved the line, Being hit by lightening is like being cooked in a microwave oven from the inside out.
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March 18th, 2016 at 12:29 pm
I read that when I did a bit of research for the story. It’s how a survivor described his experience.
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March 18th, 2016 at 2:06 pm
That’s very interesting. Did he have OCD?
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March 18th, 2016 at 2:21 pm
I don’t think so… 😳
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March 18th, 2016 at 3:28 pm
Wow this is very interesting and Different! Love it, stay inside.
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March 19th, 2016 at 1:57 am
Haha! I do admit that I love storms. Thankfully I haven’t been struck by lightening…at least not in the literal sense…metaphorically though? Maybe a few times!!! 😜
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March 19th, 2016 at 9:05 am
Yes that would be a crazy thing to experience and how would someone survive that and live to tell, a miracle!
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March 19th, 2016 at 9:14 am
Yes it would! I hope I never have to find out personally. 😳
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March 19th, 2016 at 9:21 am
me too!
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March 19th, 2016 at 4:21 am
A fascinating story. Some great descriptions here.
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March 19th, 2016 at 8:28 am
Thank you Steve! 😊
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March 19th, 2016 at 1:21 pm
I don’t mind watching a good storm roll in, but from inside the house! Great story Kat. 🙂
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March 19th, 2016 at 4:15 pm
Me too. I keep my distance, but I do like to watch!
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March 21st, 2016 at 5:33 am
Shocking story.
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March 21st, 2016 at 6:56 am
Haha! Good one! 😊
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March 22nd, 2016 at 3:09 am
🙂
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March 27th, 2016 at 8:20 pm
An interesting talent? Enoyed.
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March 27th, 2016 at 8:21 pm
Thanks! Yep…shocking! 😜
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