Our Only Hope

I clung to my younger brother and sister as the ground beneath us all began to shake rapidly. It felt as though the entire foundation known as ground would crumble beneath us all. "It's happening!" My older brother, Daniel shouted running into the room. I could see genuine panic in his eyes. We both knew this was no mere earthquake. And, we both knew it was not planned. "That's impossible! It wasn't supposed to happen for another year!" My younger brother, Ben shouted back, trying to maintain a hearable conversation over all the noise from the earthquake. "What?" My younger sister, Hope cried profusely. "Sarah! What the hell are we supposed to do?!" Daniel shouted. Everyone turned to me expectantly. I had no idea what I was supposed to do. I couldn't think clearly with all that was going on!