Thursday, 21 May 2015

The Earthquake

I gulped. I turned as white as a sheet. My legs were as wobbly as jelly.

"Get under the table everyone! yelled Mrs Lees. I darted under the nearest table and clung to the table leg like a limpet clings to a rock, but the earthquake kept on shaking the earth like an angry giant shakes his club. 

I could see everyone huddled together under tables, most of them looked as pale and as scared as me. 
I felt sick, nauseous and my heart was going "boom boom" as it thumped away in my
chest. I could hear a slight rumble and the frightened murmurs of the people around
me. 

The earthquake stopped suddenly and everyone allowed themselves a moment
to breathe. We slowly crawled out from under the tables. 

Even though the earthquake had stopped I still felt sick. 

By Kaia.

2 comments:

  1. That is a great peace of writing and the part i liked most was when you wrote i turned as white as a sheet.

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  2. Kaia, this is a quality memoir, I could feel your emotions coming through this piece of writing. It was a very real description, the detail provides a clear picture for the reader. I am very impressed with this.

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