Chapter Eleven
BOOM!
I’d been in an earthquake before. During that natural disaster, the first indication was a bump, like rolling over a speed hump at low speed in a vehicle. Several seconds later was the telltale shaking of the ground. That sharp shake caused buildings to rattle, glass to break, and brick to fall. But it all passed relatively quickly.
This was no typical earthquake. The earth below and the faux sky above rattled like a beast trying to escape a cage. The shocking vibrations weren’t quick or fleeting. The shivering of the earth lasted for long moments. Waves of energy passed through me, like a strong wind. But it didn’t knock me down.
It had started. The apocalypse. There was nothing I could do.
Everyone above that I loved was gone or suffering. I wanted to punch some
