My daughter's birthday is May 29. She was 6 by then. As it was Monday, we preferred to celebrate it earlier, i.e. on Saturday 27 May. This was easier for me as I'm free on Saturdays. On Thursday the entire family was busy packing the presents and putting funny pins(有别针的徽章) on them. I promised my little princess that I would wake her up early in the morning and distribute the presents to her classmates.
I woke up at 5:30. After I took a bath, I planned to wake her up ... but ... as I came out from the bathroom, I realized that an earthquake struck. I screamed to wake my husband up and asked him to carry our daughter. We were watching our house swaying(摇晃) from outside. It lasted for just 3 minutes, but the piano tumbled down(摇摇欲坠), tiles（瓷砖） came down, and some cracks（裂缝） appeared on the wall.
Later, as we had planned, I drove to my daughter's school with the presents at 8:00 but no one was there except the teacher who warned me to get back to my house as a tsunami might come soon. I was stunned(目瞪口呆的), and drove my car home. I was wondering about the presents: to whom should I deliver them?
On the way home I heard a policeman crying out loud,"Stay calm, no tsunami. It's only an issue!!" I felt a little nervous.I turned on the car radio for information and checked online and on social media for updates on the earthquake. News reports described snapped(断裂) branches and snapped power lines（变形的电线）. The road to my home was now blocked. Terrible news suddenly struck me. I heard the SOS about an injured child on the car radio. The mother flagged down （挥手拦下）a passing car and got a ride to the hospital.
Para. 1: I rolled down my window and decided to go to the hospital to help.
Para. 2: I ended upgoing back to my daughter, empty-handed.
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