2013

Chapter 1
"Hey Mom? Mom? I'm home from school! Mom?" I yelled to her.

"Yes, Holly Jay?! Come up to the attic! I'm going through your Dad's old army stuff. You know small you were back then? Sweet memories!" my Mom told me.

Haha, I sorta blushed.

"Are you coming?" my Mom yelled. "You had something to tell me, right?"

"Oh, um, yeah. On my way." I replied.

"Mom?! What is happening? Why is everything shaking?"
"Don't worry! Run down the stairs fast and carefully. Then run out the door and stand on the driveway." she instructed me.

I did what she said. When everything stopped shaking my Mom ran out and hugged me to see if I was okay.

"Yeah, I"m fine, but what was that?" I asked curiously.

"It was an earthquake. Be careful, there might be an after-shock." Mom told me.

Suddenly I asked, "Mom, what's going to happen if the earthquakes keep hitting? And if we can't get shelter?"

"Sweety, I'm not sure."

Submitted by Ashleigh, 6-W