I was in bed and I was only half asleep although it looked like I was fully asleep. The reason why I was only half asleep was because I could smell a faint smell in the air it seemed that it was coming from outside but since it was so faint I thought I must have been dreaming. 10 minutes after my mom rushed into the room and said,“there is a fire!’’ I was in my pajamas but there was not any time to change so I just went with my mom downstairs. I put on my shoes and took two of my jackets and then I went outside and waited we only had my cabin bag which was in my mom’s car trunk and my dad’s yellow document box which was in my dad’s car trunk when my mom and dad were putting the things into the car trunks I looked up and I gasped.
There it was that fire my mom was talking about it was on all the mountain tops and it was streaming down like a river it was only just halfway down and the smell of smoke was in the air then suddenly I realized that it was the same smell that I smelled when I was sleeping and it turns out that it wasn’t a dream it was real and the air made the moon red then I turned around and I saw that my mom and dad were pushing the yellow document box into the trunk I spun around and saw that the whole colony was doing the same thing they were all packing their bags and then they would put their bags into their cars and then they made a long line in front of the entrance gate and one by one the cars left and once we were on the road there was smoke in our eyes and we all went in different directions we went in two cars my dad went in his car and my mom went in her car with me when we were on the road I looked out the window and saw that the fire was spreading all over the place and millions of fire trucks were going in different directions and whenever there was an end to a hill there would be fire and you could see it streaming down like a snake I gasped whenever there was one we were heading towards my dad’s office and we were halfway through when we saw that all the other cars were heading the other way then suddenly my dad realized that he was going in the direction where the fire was coming from so we turned around and we went the other way then we thought we should go to the Northridge mall when we got there we saw that there was nobody there then my parents tried to contact hotels my dad called 3 hotels and on the third hotel they said we could go there so we got their phone number and location and then we went there when we got there it was 3:00 I was very sleepy and drowsy so I went straight to bed.
The next day when I woke up it was 9:30 and my dad said that we should go get breakfast so we went to the place where they were serving breakfast and there when we got our breakfast we sat where we could see the TV and there was news about the fire on the TV and they were showing that the firemen were trying to shield the houses from the fire and some of them were flying helicopters and some were flying planes and the planes and helicopters were throwing a red chemical that was meant to put out the fire although there was still smoke but they were trying their best and I think that they worked hard and I don’t just think it I know it and my mom and dad thought the same they were very remarkable and once we were done with breakfast we went back to our hotel room.
A day went by we had a good time at the hotel on Saturday afternoon we left the hotel we went home and we spent the rest of the day in our home we went for a walk down the colony to check if the colony was okay it was fine except for the mountains they were all black and there was a man who showed that the house in front of his had been damaged on the roof it was broken and if it was broken that meant the inside was on fire too and the inside will be black because of the ash and also a chunk of the door was smashed open so that the firemen could put their hand and open the door and he told us the ashes and the fire could make a palm tree burst but we are lucky the palm trees in our colony didn’t. We thanked him and we went to check out all the other houses everything was okay ‘so we will be prepared next time ‘’ said dad.
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The Anahita Blog 
Wow, that is a scary experience indeed!! I am really glad that you, your mom and dad are safe. Besides, you have an excellent flair for writing. Keep up the incredible writing skill. It will be super useful when you grow up!
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Congrats on your first published blog! This is great writing from a 6-year old girl. Keep up the good work.
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it’s a lovely article.. detailed with her observations. she seems a brave little girl.. did not get much scared despite the fire. my best wishes to her and hope she continues writing.
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Congrats for surviving this ordeal. You will have lots of stories to tell people about this adventure. May I suggest another name for your blog though? ‘GreaterBong Blog’ 🙂 Keep wrting.
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I can n,t imagine such a wonderful writing first time in a blog from a six year old girl. I can also feel the terrible situations what she and his dad and mom experienced during that night. I hope more writings in future from her, keep up this habit and stay well.
Best wishes
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Wow Mamchu, this is awesome!. Congrats. Love you. I glad that everyone is safe.
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Well written.
When you are a little older do read Pliny’s account of the Vesuvius blowing up.
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Incredible post.!!! You have expressed your experience so well . It was indeed scary but you tackled it bravely. Loved your blog. Keep writing!!!
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Amazingly well written !! So glad you all are safe. Please keep penning your thoughts !!
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Sara Ray, your Thami;- Sonaiya, I know that i run the risk of being considered as an indulgent thami if i praise your writing.
But you must remember that often I told/tell you to write down whatever experiences you narrated to me. At this age, I may humbly say that I do have earned the experience to know who is good at what and I kept telling you that you are good at expressing yourself coherently.
But u cant afford to not improve on your skill. As your dadu keeps telling you that “u need to practice”, I too shall request you to write more on your blog – whatever comes to your mind – not necessarily a traumatic experience like the fire – anything at all – whether it is a happy feeling or sadness – doesn’t matter – everybody in life is entitled to feel happy and sad at times and sharing those feelings gives others the knowledge and strength of mind.
I always tell your bubu that I feel proud to be referred to as Greatbong , Arnab Ray’s mother – but now I wish to add an extra line : I am prouder to be Anahita/Sonaiya ‘s Thami.
Love you three with all my heart.
Your Thami
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Thami SONAIYA, as I am super conscious about being branded as an indulgent, biased thami, I wish to dispel that. To prove my point, I am sending all the comments that I received
Following are the comments by my friends and relatives to whom I sent ur writing.
You won’t remember any of them though you hv seen some of them at your bday celebration at kolkata. Some of them hv never met you or talked to u in person.
1.Prof Tapan Sengupta
I read out Sonaiya’s blog literally holding my breath… as almost with no punctuation… it’s a great writing at her age…She is great… I’m always her fan very naturally,…you know😊
2 TAMAL Mazumdar, SBI
Really unbelievable writing from such a little girl. How she expressed the whole situation and her crispy yet sensitive writing is wonderful. We are all proud of Sonaiya.
3.Canopy Roy Choudhury Banker in Michigan
So glad you tagged us on this – otherwise would have missed this blowout reckoning expressed wonderfully by this little girl. You can tell from how she wrote that her articulations of how she felt were spot on; perhaps inheritance a bit? 🥰 Glad they’re ok and moved on.
4. ANJU Chirimar Counsellor
Genes
5.Piali Bose
Sara 💖 Thanks for tagging me.
Beautifully expressed…will be following.. Ye Dil mange more 🌷
Best wishes🌼 and blessings🙌 to your grand daughter.
6.Prof Monomita Patra ,College of Southern Neveda,
Feeling good that she has overcome the trauma and that sense of making others comfortable has developed and also so firm about creating positive vibes- that is amazing!
7.Connie Weidel – Writer, Accountant
I am rendered speechless — I’m in awe of your granddaughter. Relieved they are okay.
8. Arpita Bhattacharjee
So well observed and expressed by a six year old! Loads of love to Sonaiya! ❤❤❤ May her talents bloom, as she enjoys expressing herself.
9. Prof Leena Chatterjee IIMC
Amazing! Not just her writing but her ability to convert a personal traumatic experience into a concern for the surrounding environment!
10.Rajat Shubhra Banerjee. Writer, Architect
Terrific write-up by a terrific child. 🙂
11. Damayanti Sengupta another thami
So well written and such a resilient small girl.
12. Debdas Mondal Retired IAS
Chhoto-ra chhoto noy !!
13 Prof Shilu Ray, Japan
So well written!!
14 Shirshendu Roy Choudhuri..Headmaster, Nagari School
Horrible experience shared spontaneously by a tiny girl. Tell her to keep it up.
15. Manik lal Banerjee ex-president AACUED
Unbelievable.
16. Runa , another thami
Really, truly well written.Vivid description of what was happening around her.I think she will surpass her father in writing skill.
17. Moushumi – my friend Milan ‘s daughter and a fan of ur dad’s writing.
This is beyond amazing Mashi. That she would be amazing in writing is a given, but at this tender age…just brilliant. Lots of hugs to her.
Hope all is well with your son and the family.
18. Tapati Bose another thami
.Superb writing giving such minute details….very observant.,God bless her👏👍👌
Aami for sure ato bhalo description diye cannot write even at this age.😁😁
19. Prof Sudakshina Gupta Dean, C. U
I am spellbound and speechless.
20.Prof Nilanjan Patra
Simply excellent
21.Jayanta Mazumder ex manager
Brilliant. She is an exceptional talent. Can’t imagine a six years old child writing such matured narrative.
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Wow Mamchu, you are amazing.
You are brave, you are composed. You dealt with the scary situation and still stayed calm.
I am relieved that you, mum and dad are all ok. Your neighbors are ok as well.
Mamchu, while I was reading your story, I could see the entire event before my eyes. You have amazing power of writing. Keep it up.
Lots of love. Choto didu.
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