“Fire!.....Fire!”
A fire struck in our building and I can’t get out of my room because a wood dropped in front of my door and I can’t open it.
I was starting to panic. All I see is smoke and I cannot breathe anymore, and I fainted. I somehow knew that it would be my day to say goodbye.
Then I woke up. I thought I died but I was in a hospital. My eyes were still blurry but I tried to blink for a clearer vision. A tall and plump nurse came to me.
“Oh, great. You’re already awake.”
“Where am I?”
“You’re in a hospital. This is Hackensack, my dear.”
“There was a fire.”
“Yep, and you almost died if weren’t for that handsome fire guy....you’re toast.”
She said that in an Appalachian accent.
I felt there was a tube going to my nose. I held it to confirm.
“Who?”
“The firefighter who sa
