*Amelia* I don't really know if I'm relieved to wake up again. I should be happy to be alive, but I feel like I'm lying at a strange angle. It's as if my balance is all messed up, and I can't tell up from down. My head is throbbing, my throat burns, and I feel lost and alone. I can sense hope slipping away. It must have been many hours by now, and outside, everything is eerily silent. I feel like I'm the last person left in the world. My body longs to stretch, to move just a bit to shake off the stiffness, but there's even less space now. Has the whole building collapsed? Or is it just the roof? Will anyone think to look for me in the ruins? My parents and Jasper must have heard about the earthquake by now, and they'll try to reach me. Then probably Cory, but can they reach him? Wher

