An Unforgettable Experience.
“Mommy, can you wait for me here? I would like to get some ginger ale!” I exclaimed while I threw her a boyishly affectionate smile.
“Sure, please be quick!”
The supermarket was noisy and bustling with people. I was completely oblivious to the surrounding as I search for my favorite beverage. Where could it be?
“Attention! Attention!” a voice boomed from the loud speaker. Engrossed in my search, I took no notice of the announcement. It stole some shoppers’ attention while others glanced around, surprised. It continued, “Everyone in the building is to evacuate now! NOW!”
Murmurs of questions filled the place. Some was consumed by curiosity, while others were panic-stricken. Not long after, everyone made a mad dash for the exit, down the escalator. Sensing something serious, I jostled my way through the packed crowd and crammed with the others on the escalator.
Pandemonium and chaos broke out as patrons started to run helter-skelter. Glancing down from the escalator, I saw black smoke billowing from the basement like giant mushrooms. Fear seized everyone as hysterical screams filled the air. The fiery flames devoted everything in its way as smoke reduced the visibility drastically. The heat is becoming unbearable as I coughed a puff of smoke. Reaching the ground level, everything in front of me is a blur. My lungs were aching for a breath of fresh air.
Just then, I stood rooted to the ground after I found out that my mother was not by my side. I squinted for my mother’s figure in the sea of people but it was futile. At that moment, I felt like an abandoned adolescent as I battled the feeling of helplessness. I am terrified. Extremely terrified. I forcefully shut my eyes and open them again, hoping all is just a bad dream, but it was not. Wild thoughts ran through my mind as I could literately hear the loud thumping of my heart. What will happen to me? Will I meet my doom today? I prayed to god, hoping for a miracle.
Just then, I felt a
“Sure, please be quick!”
The supermarket was noisy and bustling with people. I was completely oblivious to the surrounding as I search for my favorite beverage. Where could it be?
“Attention! Attention!” a voice boomed from the loud speaker. Engrossed in my search, I took no notice of the announcement. It stole some shoppers’ attention while others glanced around, surprised. It continued, “Everyone in the building is to evacuate now! NOW!”
Murmurs of questions filled the place. Some was consumed by curiosity, while others were panic-stricken. Not long after, everyone made a mad dash for the exit, down the escalator. Sensing something serious, I jostled my way through the packed crowd and crammed with the others on the escalator.
Pandemonium and chaos broke out as patrons started to run helter-skelter. Glancing down from the escalator, I saw black smoke billowing from the basement like giant mushrooms. Fear seized everyone as hysterical screams filled the air. The fiery flames devoted everything in its way as smoke reduced the visibility drastically. The heat is becoming unbearable as I coughed a puff of smoke. Reaching the ground level, everything in front of me is a blur. My lungs were aching for a breath of fresh air.
Just then, I stood rooted to the ground after I found out that my mother was not by my side. I squinted for my mother’s figure in the sea of people but it was futile. At that moment, I felt like an abandoned adolescent as I battled the feeling of helplessness. I am terrified. Extremely terrified. I forcefully shut my eyes and open them again, hoping all is just a bad dream, but it was not. Wild thoughts ran through my mind as I could literately hear the loud thumping of my heart. What will happen to me? Will I meet my doom today? I prayed to god, hoping for a miracle.
Just then, I felt a