Morning Wave

[favoritebean]

It was still morning when it all happened. Buried in her pillows, Trina thought maybe the cat had merely jumped on the bed. The fifteen-pound tabby had a way of making the bed move like a plate of Jell-o

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[adoptedwriter]

Awww...Kitty! I have been in 3 very small earthquakes here in Ohio. The 1st time I was in a car and never knew until we watched the news. The 2nd time I was home on my sofa, noticed my china cabinet rattling just a bit. Then the news scrolled across the bottom of my TV screen. 3rd time we were in bed at 5:30 AM...my kitty woke us up crying like "Mom and Dad! Do something!" The bushes by the window were rocking against the house for a few seconds. Every time it happened so fast.

[favoritebean]

Oh, that must have been terrifying. If you ever need a resource for the future, USGS has a great one. I try to go there whenever I worry about a tremor.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

[static_abyss]

I have only ever been in one earthquake and it was at the very limit of where it hit, so all I really felt was my bed moving slightly. I can't imagine what anything stranger than that would be like. Poor Lissa.

[favoritebean]

I modeled Lissa after my daughter's reactions to two earthquakes we had last year. On one hand, I feel like she handled them better than I would have at her age. That said, I still felt bad for her. She didn't sleep well for weeks after.

Here's to fewer earthquakes in the future for both of us.

[sunouttomorrow]

I love that she told her sister the earth was singing to help calm her down.

[favoritebean]

Ahh, thank you. I based that on my own personal experiences. We used to live about a block away from a fault line, and whenever we'd get a tremor, there was this ringing sound. I thought it was just the walls and the supports, but in our present place (a mile away from the nearest fault), the ringing still happens. So my theory was born.

[nikkiii_brown]

I have never experienced an earthquake, but I imagine they can be scary! I really liked your story about this. The bond between the sisters really shines through!

[rayaso]

I've been through a lot of earthquakes, many that I barely felt, and a number in the 5 - 6 range. We used to have earthquake drills in elementary school, along with fire drills and atomic bomb drills. The little ones are the best; they keep the larger ones from happening. It's when the fault is locked that causes real damage when they finally let go.