March 11 2011,
2:40 pm
“MUM!” I cry with terror as another wave crashes.
“Chieko…. Go to the basement and find shelter, it’ll be safer there!” answers mum from far away “You’ll be alright, I promise”.
Full of tears, I drag myself to the basement and shut the door. ” Breathe, Breathe, Breathe” I whisper to myself to calm down.
After a few moments, Mum comes down and opens the door- smiles fill my miserable face. She hugs me and tells me that we should move further back but it’s too late; I feel rumbling under my feet and scream, then everything stopped and……