Shattered but not broken - Westmoreland family clings to hope after cheating death during Melissa

#JamaicaStar When THE STAR team arrived in Farm, Westmoreland, six-year-old Jermonique Tomlinson greeted us with a radiant smile, her tiny voice filled with innocence as she politely asked, "Can you take my picture?" Her simple request -- so pure and unshaken -- momentarily lifted the heavy air surrounding her parents, Jermaine Tomlinson and Kenisha Lewis, who managed faint smiles of their own. It was perhaps the first time their faces had softened since Hurricane Melissa ripped through their lives and took everything they owned. But behind the smiles were eyes that told another story -- one of sleepless nights, loss, and survival. Standing on the patch of land where their two-bedroom home once stood, Jermaine had used a torn tarpaulin and scraps of zinc to build a makeshift tent. Beneath it lay what was left of their world. Connect with The Jamaica Star! Like us on Facebook: The Jamaica Star Tweet us on Twitter: JamaicaStar Follow us on Instagram:   / thejamaicastar   www.jamaica-star.com #ThePeoplesPaper