 It
slowly sprung to prominence ...
story - part 2
from part 1 March Spring issue
That
is when it dawned on him! What he experienced was a severe earthquake
followed by a tsunami which probably Max has sensed ahead. This
may be the reason why it might have been barking and whining for
the past 30 minutes. He has read in his text books that animals
can foresee such natural disasters but he never thought that his
pet is going to save him from a big natural disaster. Now he could
also relate to the earthworms and the snakes he saw on the top of
the hill. Probably the earthworms and snakes would have known about
the earthquake. He could not stop feeling proud and thankful towards
Max! All the trouble he went through to take care of Max was priceless!
He picked up Max and hugged him so tightly that it started whining
while wagging its tail!
While he was hugging he suddenly remembered about his dad and his
mother, sister and her adorable baby at the hospital. His mind panicked.
What happened to them? Did they escape? Did the buildings survive?
Rene left Max on its feet and said, “Let us run back to town!”
Both of them started running towards the town. He could not stop
the question cropping in his mind as why humans are not empowered
to sense a natural disaster like animals or pets ? If humans were
bestowed with that sixth sense, they can always protect themselves
and their loved ones from losing each other. As he was running,
he was praying to all the gods he know to help his family and his
town residents.
Continued ...
Rene and Max were hearing loud screams and cries as they were approaching
closer to the town. The marketplace which they crossed 30 minutes
back was full of rubbles. There were people wailing and calling
out loud for their loved ones among the rubbles. There were kids
sobbing and searching for their parents. Rene felt angry, sad and
emotional in looking at the disaster the earthquake has created.
He was about to cry himself. He increased his pace to reach his
house sooner which was just 2 blocks away.
As he arrived at his home, he could not believe what has happened
to his house. The house where his family lived for 25 years has
become rubbles. But, what happened to his Dad who was at home when
he left? Tears rolled down his eyes without his control. Suddenly
his mind became numb. All the cries, screams and wails around him
stopped. His mind was all about his Dad. But he did not know how
to start or where to start? The place was full of rubbles.
The last Rene could remember was his dad waking him up to take Max
for a walk. He immediately sprung into action to start looking from
the living room closer to his bed room. He climbed over the rubbles
to reach the living room location. Max too followed Rene. The roof
parts such as rafter, ridges and roof top were covering the area.
He started moving some of these materials to see whether he can
create an opening to peep through. Not much luck at the location
he chose. He moved to another spot and did the same. Max suddenly
went down the rubble and started barking from the bottom.
Short story continues in next
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We are not April fooling you ...
Q: What doesn't get any wetter, no matter
how much rain falls on it?
A: Water
* The characters, settings and happenings are fiction only. |
