I was too upset to decide which way to escape, so I cried out, "Which way is Osentei (Sir Asano's garden)?" Some one shouted back, "Osentei is already on fire!" "If there's a fire there, there should be some place where we can take shelter. Which way is Osentei, please?" I asked again. But everyone was just crouching there, silent.
I wondered what time it was and looked up in the sky. I saw a huge red sun in the midst of black clouds. I shouted, "This way is east! Osentei should be this way, too! Let's get away soon or we'll be stranded!" I started to run toward Osentei. Then I saw black smoke rising up fast into the sky. It was tens of meters high.
"Oh, God!" I screamed. "We're really in danger, don't you see? Hurry up or we'll be stranded!"