I looked down and noticed the pavement slightly shift as I stood there. I’m from Florida and I have never felt such a thing. I’ve always heard abo...t earthquakes in California but never experienced them first hand. I scanned around to see if anyone else was panicking and I realized I was alone in my terror. People were still scampering about like nothing happened. I thought for a moment I was just exaggerating. It was probably a big garbage truck or something. My worst fear was to be caught. "A coke would be nice." Be back in a minute," Jennifer said and hurried into the kitchen. She had to stop and take a deep breath as she opened the refrigerator door. Jennifer knew that she had to get a hold on herself. Her mind was racing with questions. The biggest one was, is she eighteen or thirteen? If she was eighteen why was she dressed like that? What if she wasn't of legal age? All right, stop this she thought. She would find out soon.Shelly was sitting on the sofa when Jennifer. . '"Your aunt, Katherine Kelly, was among those who died when the building collapsed after the explosion," Tabatha said, pronouncing the words in a rote manner. She could feel the shock and disbelief radiating from Jake. She blinked back her own tears. "They didn't find her body, so she was probably incinerated."'Why should I be so upset?' Tabatha thought to herself. 'I never even met the woman – I only saw her in that chain-saw massacre thing. But she was a member of Jake Hedron's family and. Jane handed me a small pink purse. Amanda paid for our purchases,with a friends and family discount, and we left the store with mypackages in hand and walked through the mall. I looked like a prostitute,which subjected me to more stares, snide comments, and furtherembarrassment.I soon found that wearing 4 inch stilettos made it impossible for me tonot keep up with Amanda and Rosa, and my pleas for them to wait fell ondeaf ears. I walked as fast as I could but by the time I exited the mallthey.