Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Ruins pt. 7

CRASH!
The barricade is down. 

I rush to the alarm.  It sounds, but already I know that it will do no good. 

I can hear the chaos from above ground, several floors up. 
I can hear the men shouting. 
I can hear the women yelling orders to their children, husbands.
I can hear a child wailing.

Noise means there are people who are still alive.  Noise means…

The yells turn to screams. 

I’m rushing downstairs as fast as I can, as fast as my legs can take me.
Only one thought is repeating through my mind, over and over again.


Please let her be all right.

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