I used to think my life was perfect. My mom had her dream job and a beautiful office, and I had my own room with a computer and a garden to 1 . But one Sunday, everything changed. A hurricane 2 our neighborhood while we were visiting my grandparents in Raleigh. Our kitchen was damaged, and our clean and comfortable home was in ruins.
But something 3 happened. Our neighbors, the Flores family, came to our help. They helped clear broken pieces and 4 us a place to stay. Their 5 was most impressive. We had 6 spoken to them before, but they 7 their home to us and made us feel like family.
We started a new 8 of having weekend dinner together. We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us, and our 9 were filled with laughter and delicious food. It was a beautiful thing to see our 10 come together in a disaster.
I never knew Rosica, their daughter, 11 the hurricane. But she quickly became my friend. She had a gift for 12 , and our evenings together were filled with adventure and laughter.
Looking back, I realize that the hurricane 13 unexpected advantages. It brought us closer to our neighbors and 14 our lives in ways we never could have imagined. Sometimes, it takes a(n) 15 to bring out the best in people.
