It's hard to know what a computer will do when you plug it in during a thunderstorm. Twelve-year-old Angela Williams found that out the hard way. However, the day began with no indication of a thunderstorm.
“Are you ready to get off of that computer yet?” Angela asked her twin brother. Eddie had been on the computer what seemed like all day to his sister.
“I can’t,” Eddie explained. “I have a report to write and Mom said that I must stay here until I finish this report.”
Angela sighed. She knew that already. “But I want to work on writing my book. I’m almost finished with the third chapter, but I want to get it done today so that I can show it to Jessie when she comes over later today.”
“Well, I’m sorry. I’m hurrying as fast as I can on this report, but it’s very hard. If Mom and Dad say you can, why don’t you plug in the computer that’s been in your closet for the past several months? That way we could both use the computer at the same time whenever I need to write a report.”
Angela laughed and went to find her parents. They said that it would be fine for Angela to use the old computer. Soon Angela was happily digging through her closet and untangling wires. While she was doing this, dark storm clouds were gathering and it started to rain.
Finally Angela had all of the things that she needed to set up the computer. However, now the storm was very close. Angela hummed a little tune as she started plugging speakers, the keyboard, the mouse, and screen into the proper places on the back of the computer.
The room got darker and darker as the storm went on, but Angela did not get up to turn on the lights. She pushed the button on the computer to turn it on. Right at that instant, a blinding flash of lightning and a deafening clap of thunder hit, and what happened next made Angela scream!
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