New Zealand Shake Out

At school today we had a earthquake drill.

The school bell started ringing.  It went ‘ring, ring, ring, ring, ring’ for ages like five minutes.

I quickly went under the table.  Everyone else in my class went under the table. Whaea Meri and Whaea Chanella went under the table too.

It felt real.  I kept thinking what it would be like if the building broke with things falling around us.  When the bell stopped ringing we lined up at the door. After that, I went to the field where the rest of the school was.

Instead of hiding in the cupboard or running outside I will crawl under the table to stay safe.