Ishallneverforgetthedaywhentheearthquaketookplace.Thetimewas5:15intheafternoonandIwasdrivingalongtheroadto_16mydaughterfromschool.Ourplanwastogo 17 together.Ihadfinishedworkatabout4o’clockandthen 18 tothepostoffice.ThenIstopped 19 atashopinordertogetsome 20 fruit.Weliketohavesomefruittoeatafterourswim.
Iwasdrivingalongahighroadonmywaytotheschool.Overmyroadwasanotherwayforcarscomingtheotherway.Iwas 21 soIputthebagofapplesintheseat22 meandstartedtoeatone.
SuddenlyIsawthecarsinfrontofmestarttomovefromsidetoside.Isloweddown.Then 23 startedtoshake.Ididn’tknowwhatwashappening. 24somethinghadgonewrongwithmycar.Idrove 25 slower.Istoppedthecarandatthesamemomenttheroadfellontothecarsinfrontofme.
Ifoundmyselfinthedark.Icouldn’tmove.Thebottompartsofbothmylegsandmy 26 werehurtingbadlyandIcouldn’tmovethem.Allaroundmewas 27 .ButbelowmeIcouldhearshoutsandalotofnoise.ThenI 28 whathadhappened.Ihadbeeninanearthquake.
Forabouttwohoursnobodycame.LuckilyIcould 29 thebagofapplessoatleastIhadplentytoeat.ThenI 30 peopleclimbingtowardsme.Ateamofpeoplehadcometoseeifanyonewasunderthebroken 31.Icalledout“I’mhere!”Iheardashoutsoon32climbedtothesideofthebridgenearmycar“Howareyoudoing?”heasked.
“Nottoobad”Isaid“butmyfeetandlegs33asifthey’rebroken.”
“We’llhaveyououtoftherejustas 34 aswecan”hesaid.Theydidn’tgetmeout 35 thenextmorning.Ihadbeeninmycarfor14hours.