The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her1which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family2together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it had done3. So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn't happen4they had thought. The water rose with a frightening speed and their5house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者), including Bernadette's husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to6, but the 6-year-old Tenegra was7against the strong wind and water, along with sharp and deadly debris. Bernadette made her way to the child, held her and kept8her to keep on.
"I crawled (爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too9and wasn't able to make it. It seemed she had already10," Bernadette said, crying. "I screamed but it didn't work.
The mother said11that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before12, "Ma, just let go, just let go. Save13. I love you forever."
"Yolanda", the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year-old Tenegra14her lie. She had just seen a small part of this wonderful world15that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.
