The Winns were very lucky. Their home sustained very minor damage. But she says the jolt did knock the hands on a clock an hour backward. Kirsteen still suffers from her own mental aftershocks. Her hands tremble.
Sleepless nights rumble across the dark house.
She finds herself jumping at noises, like the kids running upstairs. People remind her she is OK, that she will get over the fear. We might not be so lucky the next time. A few days before the earth moved, she told someone how happy she was that her family had settled in Olympia. She said there was absolutely nothing that could make her want to leave.