Meet My New Fear - Rain!

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I live in Davao, a part of the Philippines which cannot be affected by any typhoon because we are surrounded with mountains. Tsunami is also not possible because we also have Samal Island to cover us before the open sea. When I saw the news regarding the flood in Luzon, it made me worry that it is possible to happen here in Davao. It is only a monsoon rain and not a typhoon, yet it affected the whole Luzon. I also considered that somewhere Davao have also experienced flash flood. It rained hard last night, like you can feel the skies are ranging with anger because it came with loud thunder and flashes of lightning. We were already in bed. My 2 babies are already asleep, and my husband as well. I suddenly heard raindrops in our ceiling. It started with just a soft sound until it covered the whole atmosphere that you cannot even hear the television. I started to get paranoid... My imaginations have gone wild! Our subdivision is a bit slopey, and our house is located downside. we are in the middle of two inclined roads. I was thinking that it will be possible that the rainwater will run down to our area and create a flood! I always look out the window to check and really saw water rising up, but it's just until above the ankle I think. I forced myself to relax so I can already sleep. But I really can't. I even thought of preparing needed things in a bag in case we need to evacuate. And I was also planning how to carry my kids. But I was glad the rain went slower after 10-15 minutes. It was only that few minutes, but I felt it was already hours! By that time, I felt a relief. I looked out the window again and I saw the water is also going down and I already can see the cement road. It's good our drainage system is big enough to cover large amount of water. It is only then that I went to sleep. It will really create a trauma even if I am not an actual victim. But I keep on praying that God will spare us from this calamity. And that the people in Luzon will be safe, and that the rain will go away and the flood to subside...