i walked down the stairs and out the front door. there was no one in the school at this point. It gave an eerie feel so I clicked my blades on and rushed out. When i was halfway home i panicked. Something was wrong. Something was totally totally wrong. I flipped my bag open, dropped it on the sidewalk and double checked that everything i needed was there. But that wasn't it. I tasted my heart in my mouth it was pounding so hard. i felt a little nauseous at one point. people were walking past me like i was crazy. my hand was planted on the floor as i was crouched down looking at my bag. What was wrong? I got up and skated back towards the school. I was sweating and i was going crazy. i suddenly tripped and hit my chin against the pavement. However i didn't feel it. I simply got up and kept going. when i got to the front of the school my heart fell and shattered the floor i stood on. the whole field was burning. every flower we planted was burning. time was burning before my eyes. i couldn't explain it. i was in total anger and fear at the same time. Suddenly a bag dropped from behind me. a Lady was watching the school burn right behind me. Next thing i knew it a scream roared through the air. my head couldn't take this. too many things were going on at once. the burning petals drifted infront of me. my gaze caught them and soon enough my eyes were on fire as well.
"ma'm" i said to the lady behind me.
she looked up at me startled and slightly shaking.
I told her in a stern voice "call 911." I dropped my bag and lunged at the school. I kept repeating one line in my head over and over. This isn't a movie. this isn't a movie. my mind was splattered and throbbing. i jumped over burning benches and flower beds. i even jumped on to the 5 foot tall fountain and jumped off it. the wheels of my skates screamed almost as if they were in pain from the flames. at the entrance of the school there was a guy shivering and speechless.
"Hey buddy, lets go." I told him.
No response. he stood there staring at the flames.
"oh geez." I replied to his horrified face. i grabbed him by the middle and threw him over my shoulder and dashed out. he was heavy and my head was throbbing he screamed every time i jumped over a burning object, which became relatively irritating considering the whole field was a blaze. as i got to the front of the school i tripped and slammed my back into the ground. i threw the person i was carrying into the grass so he was okay. i saw stars and i was exausted.
I turned my head to see the guy i just carried out speaking.
"my sister's still in there" he said shaking and in the fetal position.
"are you kidding me?" i yelled. the world was hating me at the moment.
I got up and skated back into the fire. i heard firemen sirens behind me and police sirens but i kept skating. after jumping over objects i entered the school. i wasn't exactly conscious either at this point. Lynn wouldn't be happy to know how deeply i was kissing my limit but i kept going. the inside of the school was fine for the most part except some rooms had smoke pouring out. i started looking frantically for the girl because my body was about to give way any moment. i yelled a few times untill i heard glass break. i skated and tripped my way to her. I stomped up the stairs and looked in every class room on the second floor. when i finally found her she was in the corner huddled up and crying. i sloppily approached her and carried her princess style. for a moment i stopped breathing. out of my fatigue i didn't realize how much smoke i was consuming. My eyes started tearing and my lungs screamed inside of me. i uttered a small sorry to the girl, covered her eyes and slammed my back to a window. the window shattered and we fell down the two stories. i began breathing again bt my back slammed into the ground. the impact was so great that the flames underneath me were extinguished giving me alittle bit of room. the girl in my arms was trying make sure i was okay but i was losing it.
In a weak voice i said, "sorry Lynn." As my head tilted sideways and I blacked out i saw part of the flames swirl and separate as if something were in them.
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my eyes started to twitch open. my left eye stung as i opened it. apparently i ended up in a hospital. I saw Lynn facing a wall.
"Holy crap Dustan." she came close and was about to hug me when her hand slide across my face.
"You idiot!" Lynn cried. "Why would you go into the burning school? Do you enjoy scaring me senseless? do you know i had to rush in and drag you and that girl out of the burning field. Are flowers that important to you? Oh no let me guess you wanted to be the hero and save everybody right? Well now you broke your arm in three places, broke 2 ribs and cracked your left shoulder blade. On top of that you have 3 torn muscles in your back, and bruises and burns all over your body."
"It wasn't a matter of being a hero or not. It was to save people." i replied to her.
"Can't you wait for a firetruck?"
"No I can't because if i waited they might have been dead already."
"What if you died?" Lynn roared at me. "That would have devastated me. Why did you chose now of all times to be reckless?"
We were both silent. Lynn stood teary eyed over me. I couldn't look her in the eyes.
"You went in too didn't you. You could have died too."
"Don't turn this back around to being my fault!"
I looked at her astounded." You want to play a blame game now? This isn't about fault."
"Then what is this about, huh?"
We were silent again. i didn't have anything to say to her. Her arms wrapped around me and Lynn hugged me hard in the middle of our silence. I hissed in pain. As Lynn pulled back to make sure she didn't hurt me i leaned in and kissed her. her lips felt hotter then the fire and burned worse then the pain i had when i fell from the window. Her tears bubbled across my face. When she sat back down she sighed.
" I am glad your face and eyes are okay."
I chuckled. "Yeah me too."
"okay now i gotta find the jerks that set the school a blaze and kill them for what they did to you."
"wait what" i asked in utter shock. " Did you not hear anything we just said? just take it easy for now you don't even know what's going on yet."
"i will when i rip the guys who did this apart."
"why do you have to be so hasty? can't you wait?"
"No, I can't" she replied and started for the door.
I grabbed her arm and cringed. at least i knew how badly my shoulder blade was broken. "stop." i told her.
She yanked her arm away. "No i can't Your my boyfriend and I can't forgive them. I have to defend you. I have to help you when your down."
"You don't even know the whole story. and you don't have to do anything. at least wait till i can help you. Right now I feel utterly useless."
I saw a shimmer of resent in her eyes as she said that to me. I simply turned away. She left the room and closes the door quietly. I looked outside the sunny window to see the charred field just 2 blocks away.
