by August 30th
Hey Journal,
You've been collecting some dust since the last time I used you, it seems. Well, I think I finally have a use for you. We were supposed to start school today, but we couldn't because we had a huge earthquake last night.
There's a big fissure down themiddle of our street, and the news channel (the only channel actually working now) says most major cities around the world felt it. They were going to say more, but mom shooed me from the room, telling me it was time for dinner.
So now, I got bored and found you. But I think I'm gonna go now, the air feels weird, and it's way to quiet. I guess I'll try to remember to update you, later.
For now,
Ureshii
---
Sarah got up from her chair, and walked out into the hallway.
“Hey mom, did you turn the air conditioner off, or what?” She said, a little
irritated. When she got no reply, she continued to the living room.
It was empty, but the T.V. was on, and the anchorman talked quickly
and a little alarmed. Sarah leaned against the doorway, listening
carefully to the man.
“...The scientists say not to be alarmed, the meteor is relatively small, and
the projected spot of impact has been evacuated. “ The front door
opened, and a head poked in.
“Hey, come outside, hurry!” Her mother said, gesturing with her hand, before heading back outside herself. Sarah followed, calmly. Usually when
her mother got worked up, it was for petty reasons. But as she
stepped outside, she let her mouth hang open as multi-colored specs
of light fell towards Earth.
“Isn't it so pretty?” Her mother asked, as many more fell. It was pretty, and as she was about to nod, a rather big flash of light fell into the
street in front of them of them. For five seconds straight, the earth shook
violently.
“W-what....was that?” Her mother asked, after the shaking had stopped.
“I'm going to check it out.” The father said, stepping forward.
might've “I'm going with you then.” Her mother said, stepping with them. “Stay here.” She said to Sarah, not bothering to listen to any protests the girl gave. As she watched them go towards the hole, the earth took a
violent shake, throwing her against the neighboring fence.
“Gah!” She said, trying to determine which way was up. The shaking continued for what seemed like minutes, before finally coming to a halt. Sarah got up, slightly dazed. The world was spinning around her, and she was laying in what seemed to be a pile of wood.
She tried her luck at standing up, and succeeded. She took one careful step off of the pile of wood, and onto the dirt. Another one and she was on the pavement of her driveway. She gently rubbed some liquid from her
forehead, and looked. It was dark red blood, and worse she felt more
oozing down her face. The thought made her queasy, and she took off
running towards what used to be her house.
Some walls were knocked down, the roof was caved in, and she saw that the place she had been standing a couple minutes earlier was covered with bits of stone. Sarah silently thanked God, that at least it jerked her to the
side, and didn't just allow her to stay in that place.
She stared at what was left of her house, before going to look through it. The living room was in shambles. From where she was standing, she could easily see the refrigerator was crushed, and the cabinets pretty broken up.
She continued on to her room, though moving around so much had made
her light-headed, and she had to clutch onto the remaining sections
of wall.
Sarah stared around for a while, not really knowing what she was looking for. On the floor, a dark green book lay open on the floor, a small rip in
the page. She picked it up, rereading the entry she had written not
ten minutes ago. She looked around once more, before finding a pencil,
and on another thought, a small bag.
Sarah stuffed the journal and pencil inside of the bag, before exiting the house. She really couldn't stand to be there anymore. The remaining sections of roof wobbled dangerously, and she didn't want to be called for a
stupid mistake. She knew she was forgetting something, but she
couldn't really remember what. That bump on the head had really
messed with her head.
What was she going to do? She sighed, as she sat down in the middle of the drive-way. She put the bag on the ground, and layed down. Sarah didn't know whether or not it was safe or not to sleep now, but she just wanted to clear her head. So, while staring up at the sky, stars still
shimmering in the darkness, she fell asleep.
Hey Journal,
You've been collecting some dust since the last time I used you, it seems. Well, I think I finally have a use for you. We were supposed to start school today, but we couldn't because we had a huge earthquake last night.
There's a big fissure down themiddle of our street, and the news channel (the only channel actually working now) says most major cities around the world felt it. They were going to say more, but mom shooed me from the room, telling me it was time for dinner.
So now, I got bored and found you. But I think I'm gonna go now, the air feels weird, and it's way to quiet. I guess I'll try to remember to update you, later.
For now,
Ureshii
---
Sarah got up from her chair, and walked out into the hallway.
“Hey mom, did you turn the air conditioner off, or what?” She said, a little
irritated. When she got no reply, she continued to the living room.
It was empty, but the T.V. was on, and the anchorman talked quickly
and a little alarmed. Sarah leaned against the doorway, listening
carefully to the man.
“...The scientists say not to be alarmed, the meteor is relatively small, and
the projected spot of impact has been evacuated. “ The front door
opened, and a head poked in.
“Hey, come outside, hurry!” Her mother said, gesturing with her hand, before heading back outside herself. Sarah followed, calmly. Usually when
her mother got worked up, it was for petty reasons. But as she
stepped outside, she let her mouth hang open as multi-colored specs
of light fell towards Earth.
“Isn't it so pretty?” Her mother asked, as many more fell. It was pretty, and as she was about to nod, a rather big flash of light fell into the
street in front of them of them. For five seconds straight, the earth shook
violently.
“W-what....was that?” Her mother asked, after the shaking had stopped.
“I'm going to check it out.” The father said, stepping forward.
might've “I'm going with you then.” Her mother said, stepping with them. “Stay here.” She said to Sarah, not bothering to listen to any protests the girl gave. As she watched them go towards the hole, the earth took a
violent shake, throwing her against the neighboring fence.
“Gah!” She said, trying to determine which way was up. The shaking continued for what seemed like minutes, before finally coming to a halt. Sarah got up, slightly dazed. The world was spinning around her, and she was laying in what seemed to be a pile of wood.
She tried her luck at standing up, and succeeded. She took one careful step off of the pile of wood, and onto the dirt. Another one and she was on the pavement of her driveway. She gently rubbed some liquid from her
forehead, and looked. It was dark red blood, and worse she felt more
oozing down her face. The thought made her queasy, and she took off
running towards what used to be her house.
Some walls were knocked down, the roof was caved in, and she saw that the place she had been standing a couple minutes earlier was covered with bits of stone. Sarah silently thanked God, that at least it jerked her to the
side, and didn't just allow her to stay in that place.
She stared at what was left of her house, before going to look through it. The living room was in shambles. From where she was standing, she could easily see the refrigerator was crushed, and the cabinets pretty broken up.
She continued on to her room, though moving around so much had made
her light-headed, and she had to clutch onto the remaining sections
of wall.
Sarah stared around for a while, not really knowing what she was looking for. On the floor, a dark green book lay open on the floor, a small rip in
the page. She picked it up, rereading the entry she had written not
ten minutes ago. She looked around once more, before finding a pencil,
and on another thought, a small bag.
Sarah stuffed the journal and pencil inside of the bag, before exiting the house. She really couldn't stand to be there anymore. The remaining sections of roof wobbled dangerously, and she didn't want to be called for a
stupid mistake. She knew she was forgetting something, but she
couldn't really remember what. That bump on the head had really
messed with her head.
What was she going to do? She sighed, as she sat down in the middle of the drive-way. She put the bag on the ground, and layed down. Sarah didn't know whether or not it was safe or not to sleep now, but she just wanted to clear her head. So, while staring up at the sky, stars still
shimmering in the darkness, she fell asleep.
Last edited by UreshiiChan on Sun Jun 13 2010, 21:58; edited 1 time in total
Toshiro~ ^_^ x3
It's okay x33
