Tsunami Hits Japan

It was 2:46 when the ground beneath us began to shift. The capacious classroom was soon filled with copious amounts of tumbling textbooks and flying paper. The ground continued to shake and we were thrown back on to the wooden floor. Screams were audible from down the hallway as the teachers hastily tried to regain control over the students when it was obvious it was crucial to get the students to safety. Miyagi, Japan was where the tsunamis hit, we had to get to the roof fast.

The kids were fitful older brothers and sister were shouting out for their younger siblings, the azure blue of the sky was now filled with fire and dust as the nuclear plant near by burst into flames. The fastidious teachers took attendance quickly and the banter among the boys were silenced. The shaking earth decelerated before shaking even more furiously, throwing us back on to the floor.

Settling down the children were facilitated once on the roof. Emergency blankets, water, and food were deployed as the cool March wind howled with smoke. A pang of debris and sea water filled our noses, we looked down to see a wave of water pushing it's way through the city. Cars, dirt, broken parts of houses floated helplessly in the power of the wave as citizens pushed people aside to get away from the horror that chased them. We watched people scream for loved ones, looking frantically even if it meant going into buildings that could crumble any minute now.