An American girl shares her experience about Hurricane Katrina. Her first person account details how she was relocated to Mississippi. She recalls seeing people turning their backs on friends and family in need. She also states how everyone considered the people of New Orleans as "refugees" even though they are Americans and how other people didn't believe in the severity of the situation.

Saadyah Tzvi gives his experience as a hurricane Katrina victim. Without any way to contact his friends, Tzvi's first person account shows his struggle to believe his friends are still alive. After his mother was laid off from her teaching job and moved to Orlando, he moved back to New Orleans and lived in the shambles of the after math of the hurricane with his friend Cody for a short time. Saadyah finally decided to move to Orlando with his mother, but lost his friend Cody due to drugs and depression from all the destruction.