Reuben was so frantic that there were tears in his eyes.
“Yelena, don’t be scared. I’ll think of a way to get you out!” he said with a trembling voice.
Not long after, I felt the earth shake again. Debris started to cave in around me, and dust fell into my eyes and mouth.
A slab of concrete fell on me hard, and I think I heard the sound of bones breaking. My organs felt like they were being crushed to nothing.
I felt a warmth spreading from my head and my lower body, and my breathing became labored.
I could hear Reuben yelling frantically from somewhere close by, but I didn’t have the strength to respond anymore.
The world around me turned dark, eventually swallowing my consciousness with it.
