I thought it was war

Last night or more specifically this morning,

I suddenly heard a loud 'BOOM' and I woke up.

I was very tired, I could barely open my eyes,

Then I nudge Pao,

"What is happening?"

I held her tight and she just gave me the assurance tap,

I fall back into sleep, still holding her tight,

Then again, 'BOOM!'

I held even tighter.

It continued for quite some time,

waking me up in fear each time,

until I fall back into

deep slumber.

Then when morning came,

I wave my hand to my eldest sis who was in our room,

I made the tap-chest action and she asked,

'Why? Thunder ar?'

I nodded.

She smiled, 'I knew it.'

I received a message after that,

'hey michael jackson passed away d. Eh Mei u know

last night i yang u when u were scared? He he. When you asked

me why so loud i wanted to tell you It's war but too sleepy

to talk. Ha ha.'

Sigh, who do I run to when I'm afraid when I'm back in uni?

ps: When we first moved in, I really saw that zig-zag lightning across the sky and was traumatized ever since, thinking that it'll strike me.

pps: I really thought it was war. It sounded like we kena bomb. So terrifying.