KaBooM62's Story Time

The three days of rain were over and it was a bright beautiful morning. Spring was in the air and the big down jacket could be left behind, Judy thought, but took it anyway throwing it into the back of Shachou’s BMW. It was what he insisted they take when Sugiyama’s Suzuki Wagon R wouldn’t start.... Sign in to see full entry.

Nobody had the nerve to move back into any house. Even the Mochizuki’s house which was built to withstand all of this wasn’t slept in at night yet. After a certain point in the architectural history of this town, of most towns in Japan, all building was done with earthquakes in mind. Other than old... Sign in to see full entry.

The next day Judy awoke to rain. As she lay in the sleeping bag, her scarf wrapped around her head and neck, the realization that they’d had perfect weather for nearly two weeks sank into her rousing senses. She lay silently absorbing the sounds of the rain; which she loved, and which were... Sign in to see full entry.

Judy and Shachou were at their usual place in line for food. Before he went off for his rendezvous with Tonoike san, Judy sidled up to him so that his ear was in line with her mouth and bent over enough to whisper. ‘Tonoike san must really like liquor!’ Shachou looked up at her with a twinkle in his... Sign in to see full entry.

The three of them, Obasan, Sugiyama’s mother, and Judy fixed the evening meal but didn’t eat it and headed to the bathhouse instead. Judy hoped everyone else didn’t have the same idea. Judy was nervous although she felt silly for it. This nervousness was like the kind before a job interview; which... Sign in to see full entry.

The days began to run together, the routine was established and went unbroken. Judy started going to the office and cleaning up with or without Sugiyama and or Shachou. Time between the earth’s shaking became long enough that you could temporarily forget it; say if you were engrossed in some action... Sign in to see full entry.

The patience it takes to be considerate while recharging six cell phones with a million other people and their six cell phones, was something Judy learned in the two hours it took to finally get it done. There were only five hook ups where you were allowed ten minutes with a timer. Maddening as it... Sign in to see full entry.

The next day found Sugiyama and Judy trudging away from camp yet once again this time to get their cell phones recharged. Earlier in the morning Judy had gone with Shachou for the rations once again. She figured Shachou was keeping Tonoike san in the juice for all the liquor he was giving him. She... Sign in to see full entry.

Judy and Sugiyama had been trudging along silently for a whole two minutes when there was a sudden commotion up ahead which stopped them in their tracks. A young boy-man with only a tank top and jeans on was screaming at the top of his lungs running towards them and yelling inaudible words except... Sign in to see full entry.

By the time Judy followed Sugiyama and Shachou out of their office building the effects of the laughter had worn off and Judy was sullenly thinking of that mess up there that needed wading through. Shachou excused himself saying he had to go to headquarters and left the two to get back on their own.... Sign in to see full entry.