Elena
Shadows flickered against the walls. Orange swallowed the horizon. Screams began to erupt as the smell of smoke reached me. I watched in horror as houses began to go up in flames. One after another, after another. No hesitation. No remorse. My chest tightened knowing it was only a matter of time before this house was next.
It didn't feel real. For all the times I told myself what could happen, somehow I was still mentally unprepared for it to actually happen. My legs were locked in place, stuck in a stupor that I couldn't quite shake. My father had found me. Just like I feared he would. A cruel irony, really.
I glanced over to Jeremy who was out cold on the couch. He was sleeping peacefully, his breathing deep and unbothered unlike mine. Having just shifted, he could be out for
