“Babe, what’s happening?” a soft groggy voice asked.

Bette’s face lit up.  “Tee!  You’re awake!”

“My legs really hurt, Bette.  What happened to me?  Where’s the baby?” Tina asked, struggling to hold her head up.

“Shhh.  Don’t worry about that, sweetie.  We’ll talk about it later.  Right now Jenny and I need to get you out of here,” Bette told her, tears of relief escaping her eyes.  She once again grabbed Tina’s arms.  “Now I’m gonna pull.  If you can, try and push towards me.”

As Bette pulled, everything suddenly began to move again, the remains of the house rattling around them.  Bette gave another tug, falling back as Tina came free, both of them tumbling back, Tina lying across Bette’s lap.

There was a threatening rumble overhead as the aftershock caused what was left of the wall to collapse, sending the roof with it.  The last thing Bette and Tina’s horrified eyes saw before the debris fell was the terrified look in Jenny’s eyes as she scrambled to get out from under the refrigerator.

The wreckage rained down, landing with a crash as it completely buried the appliance with Jenny still under it.  Boards and plaster bounced off Bette’s back as she hurried to shield Tina with her body.

Then it was over, and there was silence.  Bette sat in disbelief, a sobbing Tina in her lap, as she stared at the spot where she had just seen Jenny.  “Oh my God,” she murmured, her hand flying to her face.

Then everything was quiet, except for Tina’s weeping and the sound of sirens approaching from the distance.