Chapter 252

At 4:57 AM, for the first time in 108 years, New York experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, which started in the Carolinas went through Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and into Canada.

For the second time that morning, Patricia found herself on the floor of her motorhome. "Mom, enough already, I got the message the first time. I let them out. "

As she climbed back into bed, an aftershock hit. She said, "Holy shit!"

She screamed, "Mom, what do you want from me. I can't take it anymore. Leave me alone; just let me die in peace."

Moments later she smelled smoke, and she did not know where it was coming from. She threw on her jeans, zipped up her boots, threw on a blouse, and ran outside. Thankfully it wasn't her motorhome, but the barn was ablaze. The south side was totally engulfed, and she knew there was nothing she could do to save the structure. The motorhome was only 20 feet from the barn. She could not get i