“The wind chimes melodically plinked together. The earth shook with a low, thunderous rumble. Abraham startled awake, groggily taking stock of his surroundings. It took him a moment to realize exactly what was happening. He was not familiar with earthquakes, having only felt one way back in 1973. That quake shook the University of Tennessee hospital over in Knoxville, plus causing some other minor damage throughout the 2,100-kilometer area that it had affected. Abraham hastily got to his fee...t, the ground shuddering underneath him. He kept one hand on his armchair to steady himself. The earthquake lasted only about fifteen seconds, but it was long enough to rattle his nerves. It had been nearly thirty years since he’d felt one, and it reminded him why he never had the urge to move to the West Coast. He stumbled over his footstool and regained his bearings. His heart thundered in his chest from the early morning shake. He took a few seconds to just stand and make sure that the world had stopped moving; it had.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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