Lauren DeGalan

Crumble.

Crumble. Not again.” I whimpered, the floor starting to shake beneath me, rumbling like waves on an uneasy ocean. I grasped the locket around my neck, my fingers finding the pointed end of the heart and the two half circles of the top and clasping it tightly in my palm as I leaned against the corner of the room, pulling my legs into my chest. I clenched my teeth, tears springing to my eyes as I felt the feeling of the building move around me.