Sunday, March 1, 2009

Fire

It is about five o’clock in the afternoon. Everything is turning black. It is getting dark and I don’t know what to do. I am very bored and look out the window. As I stare through the window I see a conflagration and hear a noise- KABOOM! I say to myself, “What is going on?” Then I decide to go outside. As I unlock the door, I realize that it isn’t over. The walls start to shake and I see that the ground is cracking! I go hide inside the closet, afraid of what is happening. Then I decide I better look for my sister. I had forgotten she had gone to play outside. The ground is still cracking and shaking. Tears start to fall down my cheeks. I am afraid that my sister might be hurt or worst… dead. I see people crying as they look for their relatives and friends. There are many people who are hurt and I can feel their pain. Everything outside is so sad and it hearts me really bad. I still have not found my sister and as each second passes, I start losing hope. Suddenly I get thrown to the ground. As I lay here on the ground I scream. There is a dead person! I try to get up, but all my strength is gone. I can no longer get up, I just lay there… next to the dead body, staring into its painful sad eyes. I have not yet found my sister and I say I will never see her again. Now I have really lost hope and I am weak for I can longer stay alive. I lay here thinking that I am going to die and that I won’t be able to find my sister. I start to close my eyes. I hear someone saying, “Don’t die, open your eyes.” “You are going to be okay.” The voice seems familiar, but I cannot recall who it belongs to. I completely close my eyes and I am in a different world. I can no longer hear the voice. “I can’t be dead; I have to find my sister!” I scream. Again I hear the voice. This time I open my eyes. I can’t die until I see my sister. Now I recall the voice… it was my sister. I see her clearly. “Don’t die, I need you!” She says. “Hey don’t cry, everything will be fine, I am not going anywhere.” I say to her. “You promise?” she asks. “Look I cannot promise you anything, but if I were to die, I will always be watching you.” I say. “Don’t leave me!” she cries. “I love you sis, promise me you won’t cry if I die.” “I can’t, you have to live.” she responds. “Promise me.” “I promise you!” she says. “Hey sis, I love you more than anything.” I say. “I love you too!” she replies. With that I close my eyes to stop the pain from hurting.

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