How about something like:
It was a dark night, as a storm blows over town, no people in sight, nothing around.. it was empty.. inside a small house there lived a three-person family: A mother, and two daughters, "Mom? When will the storm pass?" one of the daughters asked, "I don't know, Christine.." the family was poor, yet faithful, some hours later, the storm died down, stopping in just another couple of minutes, the storm had been going on for days..
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How that for a start?