One day there was a massive earthquake in Noida. Our building had started to shake. At that moment, I panicked a lot and hid under a wooden table. But my mum came and said we had to go downstairs. So we locked the door, put a collar and leash on my dog and left. Since my dog was very heavy, it took us some time to reach the ground floor but when we my mom realized that we had left my cousin who was in the washroom locked in the house, my father rushed upstairs but since we lived on the 17th floor it took some time again. Just as my dad came out of the building with my cousin, the building collapsed. I was petrified but also relived that my family made it out safely. But my happiness did not last long since I looked around to find that not everyone in my building was able to come out on time.
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