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oblea100xDeath is just a feeling

(Avantasia)

March 20, this year, I was alone in my apartment ironing my uniform when I felt the floor move gently. My initial reaction was to turn off the iron and sit down on the floor because I thought I was fainting or dizzy or something. Then I heard the lamps above me cling against each other. So, it wasn’t me. I stood up, got my legal documents and a bottle of water, and crouched next to the strongest wall.

Now, I live on the fourth story of a four story building. Awesome. I figured that trying to get out seemed more dangerous, since I know that stairs aren’t the sturdiest structures (viva the 5 semesters in architecture college!) and I also know how structures collapse. Identifying the strongest wall is easy enough, and I figured that if anything were to fail and drop, it wouldn’t crush me there. FYI I grew up in a quiet town that had absolutely no natural disasters- it’s in the middle of a desert, in the middle of the country, between two mountain ranges. No hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, nothing! I didn’t grow up with the “preventive/survival/safety” culture. I just remember that I wasn’t too scared (panicking by yourself is stupid), but I didn’t know if I was doing the right thing or anything. The movement lasted about two minutes, but it seemed way longer. Reports vary saying that it was a 7.6-7.9…

So yeah. Scary, and I hope I won’t have to experience it again. Or at least not alone. 14 months ago


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