Anna's Thoughts about the Earthquake

From my perspective the earthquake was horrible! I heard screams from scared people just like I was afraid. I held my brother's hand.

I was sitting on Mom and Dad's bed, doing my math when suddenly everything started to shake. We all ran as fast as we could to the front door and outside. It had just stopped raining.

That night I couldn't sleep in my own bed. We stayed up late and when I went to bed I stayed in my clothes in case we had to run outside again. I kept asking if everyone else felt the smaller aftershocks. Chris and Kathleen came up and talked a while. I went to Eli's bed for a while because I think it is the safest place in our house as it is a metal bunk-bed.

I had my shoes, an umbrella and a blanket near the door as it was cold and rainy. My flashlight remained in my hand. We kept the doors unlocked all night so we could get out fast if we needed to.

The next morning I was horrified when I saw the pictures of wreaked buildings and suffering people in Port-au-Prince. I helped mother pack to go help in Port-au-Prince. I was very sad and cried when she left but I knew that she was going to go help so I stopped crying after a while.

I felt very sad when I heard that some of Mme. Felican's kids were gone.