I shouted desperately "Dad, dad!" He was under the wreckage of the house and he never replied. I thought he might become aware that it's me if I said my name, so I called out "Dad, Sadako is here. Answer me, please!"
I heard him groan, once. I kept shouting, "Sadako is here, dad! Sadako is here!" I could not hear any more reply. Meanwhile, the fierce fire was spreading toward us. People around me said, "You will be burned to death if you stay here. You have to go. Run!" So I...