Woman: Don’t I just. I’ve been lucky so far this year, though.
James: So I decided to get up and make a cup of tea. I’d just got into the kitchen when I started to feel all unsteady on my feet. Then I got this roaring noise in my ears. I still thought it was the flu, you see.
Woman: So what happened then?
James: Well, I slowly realised that it wasn’t me feeling dizzy and the noises weren’t in my head. I heard the people upstairs screaming. The wooden floor started moving up and down, the doors and windows started rattling and banging, all the kitchen cupboards were thrown open and cups and saucers came crashing to the floor, the kitchen clock fell from the wall...
Woman: Well what did you do?
James: What could I do? I just stood there and watched.
Woman: Why didn’t you try to get out?
James: Oh, I couldn’t be bothered. I was feeling so terrible with the flu. I just went back to my bedroom. Some books had fallen from the bookcase and that little porcelain vase had rolled to the floor but fortunately didn’t break. I even had to look for my transistor radio under the bed. I picked it up and switched it on and they were telling people to go and sleep in the parks.
Woman: So why didn’t you?
James: I told you, I was feeling too ill. And the nearest park is a long walk from my flat. And I didn’t want to be with a lot of people. So I just stayed in bed and hoped for the best. I didn’t really think the house was going to fall down around me. Though several did, I found out later.
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