24th August 79AD
Dear Diary,
It started as a normal and ordinary day. I woke up and opened my curtains to see the great and gentle protector, Mount Vesuvias. The sun was beaming happily down the mountain and the grass looked greener than ever before. Happily and cheerfully, I skipped downstairs for my breakfast. I could smell the freshly baked bread and hear beautiful birds tweeting, loud dogs barking and my mother singing joyfully in the kitchen. Excited, I couldn't wait to see my friends at school.
A little while later, something started to happen. As loud as a lions roar, the ground made an almighty rumble. Terrified, I fell onto the chiseled pavement however in a few seconds the sound stop and the ground was still again. Although I still felt scared, I carried on walking to school. I decided it was nothing to worry about, as soon everyone was laughing and chatting as normal.
As soon as I arrived at school, the ground began to shake like a wobbling bowl of jelly. Terrified, I dived under the table. I could see thick ash covering the sky, it was like night was coming early. Anxious, petrified, afraid - I ran quickly, dodging tiles crashing to the ground. Pompeii had begun to crumble before my eyes. Purposefully and frantically I grabbed my friends to try and find safety. I could not believe that this gentle protector was betraying us!
It felt like hours until there was quiet again. Slowly, we peeked out of the boat. All the buildings which once stood tall were now submerged under the thick, dark ash and boiling, deadly lava. Before, I could hear dogs barking madly, babies wailing and people shouting, but now there was a deafening silence. The city which was once full of life was now buried beneath deadly, molten rock. Today was a day I could never forget, the day our great protector betrayed us in the worst way imaginable.
It started as a normal and ordinary day. I woke up and opened my curtains to see the great and gentle protector, Mount Vesuvias. The sun was beaming happily down the mountain and the grass looked greener than ever before. Happily and cheerfully, I skipped downstairs for my breakfast. I could smell the freshly baked bread and hear beautiful birds tweeting, loud dogs barking and my mother singing joyfully in the kitchen. Excited, I couldn't wait to see my friends at school.
A little while later, something started to happen. As loud as a lions roar, the ground made an almighty rumble. Terrified, I fell onto the chiseled pavement however in a few seconds the sound stop and the ground was still again. Although I still felt scared, I carried on walking to school. I decided it was nothing to worry about, as soon everyone was laughing and chatting as normal.
As soon as I arrived at school, the ground began to shake like a wobbling bowl of jelly. Terrified, I dived under the table. I could see thick ash covering the sky, it was like night was coming early. Anxious, petrified, afraid - I ran quickly, dodging tiles crashing to the ground. Pompeii had begun to crumble before my eyes. Purposefully and frantically I grabbed my friends to try and find safety. I could not believe that this gentle protector was betraying us!
It felt like hours until there was quiet again. Slowly, we peeked out of the boat. All the buildings which once stood tall were now submerged under the thick, dark ash and boiling, deadly lava. Before, I could hear dogs barking madly, babies wailing and people shouting, but now there was a deafening silence. The city which was once full of life was now buried beneath deadly, molten rock. Today was a day I could never forget, the day our great protector betrayed us in the worst way imaginable.