COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A 22-year-old Columbus native moved to Tampa with a dream to start her life, but with a Category 5 Hurricane knocking on the door of that dream, she came back to where her life first began.
Cecilia Mills- Wells moved to Tampa a year ago with a need to experience life outside of her hometown.
“I never lived anywhere but Columbus,” Mills tells News 3. “I never thought about living anywhere until I kind of got the chance to be like, okay I could probably move somewhere.”
Tampa being her father’s hometown, she says going on a weekend trip a few years ago solidified her decision to pick up her life in Columbus and move to Florida.
Wells tells WRBL her life in Tampa consists of spending lots of time at the beach and working at a Heating and Plumbing company like the one her family owned in Columbus.
However, on Monday, Oct. 7 it was confirmed by a trusted Tampa Meteorologist she needed to evacuate due to Hurricane Milton.
Wells found herself seeking refuge in Columbus.