JSM - Edition Two

E scape F rom P ompeii Screams of desperation and pain stung the heart of the humble city of Pompeii as pillars and archways were pulled to their knees. The ground was shaking as if a giant dog was standing before the city stomping its paws, moving the Earth. The great Mount Vesuvius was no longer dormant and it was as if the mountain had the eyes of a hawk, catching and consuming its prey with its huge net of ash and rock. The victims of the now awakened mountain would last no more than a few seconds before they were pulled to the most painful death of suffocation. Tranio was paralysed by fear. The only thing he could hear was, “Harbour, get to the harbour”. Suddenly Tranio’s mind snapped into motion and the room was visible once more. Tranio quivered his way to the door and managed to move with the crowd through the half destroyed city. Lightning struck boats and scattered buildings as if targeting them to cause disturbances in the city. For Tranio, it felt like it took days to get to the harbour. When the people of the great city had arrived, the sad sound of clattering pots and worried gasps filled the air, but Tranio didn’t care. The next he knew he was travelling away from his beloved city and all that time he didn’t get to say goodbye to Livia. Will they make it?

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