Halle-Kate Wheeler
Dear Diary, 8:42 A.M September 1, 79
“C’mon Alabella your going to be late for school!” my mom screamed at me in an uneasy voice. I had been up so late the night before studying for the Science test today and now I feel as if I am lugging around a boulder on my back from the exhaustion.
Dear Diary, 9:50 A.M September 1,79
After I had marched off the bus something didn’t seem right……My eyes were watering yet, it isn’t allergy season and even more as I look to my left the sky looks like black paint is blanketing it. I have no explanation.
I thrust open the heavy entrance doors to the schools long busy hallway. During Science, after the test my teacher Mr. Wilson was teaching us about our new topic for the semester, volcanoes. I learned that they are very destructive and unfortunately they rob innocent people of their lives. In the middle of his lesson…..
Dear Diary, 12:45 P.M September 2, 79
I’m sorry I left without finishing my story yesterday. For no apparent reason the lights turned off and it was too dark to finish but now I’ve got something better to tell you.
School has been postponed for every student here in Pompeii today. The funny thing is though it’s a beautiful day…even though the skies look like they did yesterday, no worst.
My parents are in the living room watching the news when they call me out there,” Alabella , come here quickly please.” My mom proclaims. Mom hastily spits out each word she has to say and before I knew it she had finished. I do recall her saying something about a volcano, yes a volcano that is what it was.... I believe her words were " Fox Five News has issued an evacuation for all citizens surrounding the area of Pompeii. "
What does this mean, an evacuation? Where are we going to go? But before I had the chance to really wrap my head around any of it mom was coaxing me out the door and into the car.
Dear Diary, 1:13 P.M September 2, 79
We are in the car and honestly I've never seen mom drive this fast. I swear she was going at least 90 miles an hour with absolutely no clue what so ever of where she might be going. Everyone was silent and just when the cars brakes stop squeaking for a mere second you could almost hear a faint sound coming from nearby. Am i crazy? Could I be hearing things..Its beginning to get louder as mom speeds ahead. Yet, I do not know what lies ahead of me, no one does, but what I do know is in the book of life the answers aren't in the back.
Dear Diary, 1:24 P.M September 2, 79
What I made myself think might not be so bad turned out to be worse; correction it's my worst nightmare! Looking forward I see a dead end in the road but not only that, I saw it..... I saw Mt. Vestevious. It is trembling more and more each second, and now the ground is starting to follow in it's footsteps... EARTHQUAKE!
Considering how fast mom drove over here it feels like she is now going double. I'm scared not only for my life but for my families and if I don't make it out of here tonight please know I died trying.
I turned around about as far as I could with my seat belt on and looked out the back window in curiosity to see a plume of ash shooting from the volcano signaling this was the end...There was no way this little mini van could out run that monster.
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