Why did I just sit there?
I suppose I should have ran when it started. I sat in a class with some 150 others, listening to the speaker pontificate upon his assigned topic. He was assigned a hard time slot, from 1-2 pm, to keep his students interested... or at least awake. Heavy eyed from the lunch we just finished, I tried to keep focused on the topic at hand. When I heard the rumbling I immediately thought an air-conditioner had gone bad and was creating the racket. The ceiling began to shake and I was sure of it... one of the units on the roof was self-destructing. I began to realize that my assessment of the situation might be off when people started taking cover under the tables in the room... a few headed towards the door that led outside. Heather and I bolted for the door. I heard several say it was an earthquake as we congregated in the parking lot. Not yet convinced, I fixed my gaze skyward looking for the faulty air-conditioning unit on the roof....