There was no sky

It was all just a purpley black with yellow orange and red smears. The sound of birds was mixed with a loud mechanical pounding clanging banging on metal and vague screams and cries. 

I hauled my bag into my back and held on as the ground shifted and swayed. 

"You okay buddy?" 

"Fuck no!"

"Yeah me neither!"

We got in the car and buckled up.

"Let's get the fuck out of here"

"Uh, yeah!"

We drove south toward the Gulf.

The storm had passed over and was now headed east.

We drove for hours until the sky cleared to grey clouds.

We saw a light on at a gas station.

"Pull in there"

"Okay."

They had a generator going and we filled the tank and got coffee water and microwaved hamburgers. 

"Your girlfriend's gonna be pissed."

"Haha well what's new?"

We got back in and continued south.