The Big One – Saturday, April 30th
At the ball park, forty teenage boys and their parent coaches hit the ground almost at the same time when the shock roared beneath them.
No one had to be told it was an earthquake.
No one moved for several minutes, until the sound of sirens brought most to their feet.
Ryan Welles could not stand up, was shaking uncontrollably even though the ground was not. His eyes were closed, but he was conscious, fully aware of his surroundings, just frozen in position. The slight buzzing in his right ear was like the sound of a bee, but he otherwise did not feel any hurt to his body. Without lifting himself from the ground, he looked up to see where David was.
He saw him, over by the pitcher’s mound with their coach, who was surrounded by several other very dis
