KaBooM62's Story Time

News that some outlying areas had gotten electrical power restored after the first week was encouraging. Shachou and Judy also came back from the trek for the rations with news that the road to the river had been fixed to some extent. Judy wanted her car. Surely all the bridges weren’t out. Couldn’t... Sign in to see full entry.

This night could not be a repeat of last night. Judy was exhausted, as soon as dinner was over and all the cleaning up finished, she went to the tent first. She figured if she was already there and fast asleep she had nothing to worry about. She tried to make herself as scarce as she could by lying... Sign in to see full entry.

Judy sat at the picnic table alone, sipping a cup of otcha. The stew was bubbling on low heat on a gas burner in the middle of the table. She and Obasan had prepared everything and gotten it started. She wasn’t sure where everyone was but she had agreed to watch the pot. The afternoon sun slanted... Sign in to see full entry.

‘I got a hold of my parents.’ Judy was accompanying Shachou back from getting the breakfast rations. He had his clip board with the list of people he was supplying for, but they greeted him and told him to get what he needed from the boxes without even checking the clip board. Shachou was on the... Sign in to see full entry.

There were enough camp chairs to go around and they all sat around the fire after they ate. Judy had ventured once again as far as the beach to gather wood for the fire that afternoon. She was frightened by yet another aftershock but she was able to gather quite a bit of driftwood for the fire.... Sign in to see full entry.

It only took a minute to read what she was supposed to do with her new cell phone. Judy got as far as entering the number off the card but the confirmation number to set the phone into motion wouldn’t go through. She closed her eyes and wondered when it would be. Sugiyama’s parents moved onto the... Sign in to see full entry.

When he got back Shachou poured coffee grounds into a pot, and all urgency to do something faded with growling stomachs. They sat watching as he ceremoniously poured in some water over loose coffee grounds and set it on the wire mesh over the fire like an old pro. They silently waited as it slowly... Sign in to see full entry.

‘There is a public toilet over that bank.’ Shachou pointed. Without looking up. ‘Where is your house? And why aren’t there other people here?’ She hadn’t meant to sound so abrupt or unappreciative, but the questions just popped into her head and out of her mouth. It was such a confusing time. Now... Sign in to see full entry.

When she awoke she awoke with thoughts of Lisa and Daisuke. Where were they? Were they alright? She looked around, confused, where was her bag? She remembered the switch of tents in the night and rose from the ground. There was nobody else in the tent. The ground shook again as she climbed out of... Sign in to see full entry.

She woke to the shaking earth. Her stomach lurched as she sat up in the sleeping bag. There was a groan, making her wonder at the earth; making human noises. But there was someone in the sleeping bag only inches from hers. Leaning closer to get a look the sleeping face of Sugiyama filled her vision.... Sign in to see full entry.