I watch a skyscraper collapse. It roars as it’s brought to its knees. Smoke and dust billow down the street, heading my way. I reminded of September 11th. Should I even bother with my car? All the streets are impassable. I decide to walk. Moving quickly, I pass scores of injured people, gagging, vomiting, bleeding, crying, and even dead. I keep walking. The bridge, I figure, is the best possible way of getting off the island. I head west. Another tremor, No! Another earthquake, and another building breaks in half, its top piece subsiding off the base and now lying in a crumpled mess on the streets below. Winds pick up, lightning whips throughout the sky. A man is screaming we 're all going to die. I pick up my pace, hoping the bride is still there. Light begins to break out in the distance, it grows brighter. I look at my watch, 4:46 a.m. It can 't be dawn yet, much too early. Still, it grows though. Large explosions off in the distance, and another round of shaking, I have to go down to one knee to keep from falling. I pray a building doesn 't fall on me. It gets even
I watch a skyscraper collapse. It roars as it’s brought to its knees. Smoke and dust billow down the street, heading my way. I reminded of September 11th. Should I even bother with my car? All the streets are impassable. I decide to walk. Moving quickly, I pass scores of injured people, gagging, vomiting, bleeding, crying, and even dead. I keep walking. The bridge, I figure, is the best possible way of getting off the island. I head west. Another tremor, No! Another earthquake, and another building breaks in half, its top piece subsiding off the base and now lying in a crumpled mess on the streets below. Winds pick up, lightning whips throughout the sky. A man is screaming we 're all going to die. I pick up my pace, hoping the bride is still there. Light begins to break out in the distance, it grows brighter. I look at my watch, 4:46 a.m. It can 't be dawn yet, much too early. Still, it grows though. Large explosions off in the distance, and another round of shaking, I have to go down to one knee to keep from falling. I pray a building doesn 't fall on me. It gets even