Lotty

Part 13: Fire

I wake up to the smell of smoke barely being able to breathe and the extremely loud sound of the fire alarm. I quickly get up off of my bed and feel my eyes being to water extremely bad making my vision blurry. Thankfully my room wasn't up in flames yet so I ran over to my door and taped on the doorknob. It wasn't burning hot so I decided to open it. When I opened it a huge puff of smoke came straight at my face causing me to cough and lose oxygen. I instantly began to feel dizzy. However I kept moving I had to find Olivia. I screamed "Olivia!!" Nobody answered which made my heart pound. I went to the stairs and saw that the whole bottom floor was on fire so I ran to check out her room hoping that she was in there. When I arrived in her room she was nowhere to be found. The first thing that popped in my head was that she was downstairs. I lost my sister. I lost the only family I had left. I started to panic and I felt my body weaken. I went to go back into the hallway but I saw flames gradually getting closer to the room. I shut the door and ran to the window. I looked out it. It was my only way of survival. I was on the second floor so it wouldn't cause too much of an injury depending on how I landed. I tried to open the window but it was stuck. I kept struggling when I saw the door catch on fire and began to panic even more. My heart was not only pounding but it felt like it was slowing down. That's when I felt my legs give out. Everything was blurry and I could hardly breathe. I couldn't control my body anymore. I was too weak. I began to slowly pass out. All I could think about was how I had lost my whole family. My sister was now gone. As I was passing out I felt a year escape from my eye. I didn't care if I was going to die but my sister deserved to live. She was such a good kind and caring person who had so much potential. She was always there for me. She didn't deserve to die this way. With that last thought I closed my eyes.

That's when I felt a person shaking me. "Lotty please don't die on me please!!" The voice was so familiar. I tried to open my eyes but I could only open them up enough to see the blurry image of Michael. I tried to speak but nothing came out. Then BOOM! A part of the ceiling had fallen down just a few inches away from us. He picked me up and jumped out the window. At first I was freaking out mentally because we jumped out of a window but then I remembered the whole vampire thing. I tried to stay awake but I blacked out again. When I did actually wake up I was in a hospital bed. I looked around the room and saw Jake and Michael both sleeping on chairs on both sides of my bed and Michelle was speaking with Nick in the hallway. She looked absolutely terrified but I could tell she was staying strong for Nick who was balling his eyes out while she hugged him. I hadn't seen them in so long. I mean obviously I have seen them in school but I hadn't really talked to them. Yet they still showed up. I smiled a little but then I saw James. He was sitting in a chair in the hallway right outside my room. Why was he here? Who does he think he is? I just kept staring until he lifted his head and our eyes made contact. He stood up like he was going to walk over to my bed and apologize for everything but that's when Michael woke up. Michael had gotten up and practically attacked me with the biggest hug ever. I didn't actually focus on the pain I was in until the hug happened. "Ow." I mumbled and when Michael heard it he let go immediately. "I'm sorry I just I'm happy that you are awake. We all thought you were dead." I smiled a bit "Ya I didn't actually realize how many people who are here for me. But may I ask why James is here?" Michael got tense at the name and he sat down. "Listen Lotty I hate that he is here however he insisted that he made sure you were okay and that you were alive. I would've killed him however he made the promise that he would leave the second you woke up which is now so..." Michael turned to look at James. At first James seemed hesitant to move and looked me deep into my eyes. He seemed genuinely worried about me. Like he had been crying even not sleeping for weeks. I couldn't help but feel bad. But after Michael stepped forward as of a warning James left. "Thanks for being here for me Michael." He smiled at my words and kissed my forehead "I will always be here for you no matter what." I couldn't help but smile. That's when I remembered that my sister never actually got out. I began to tear up "Michael.. Is Olivia... Is she..?" I began to choke up but he stopped me. "Lotty your sister is fine. She actually got out of the house and called the fire department." I felt the worried feeling leave the instant I heard this. I saw Michelle look at me from the corner of my eye and she ran as fast as she could to my bed letting go of Nick. When she reached me she pulled me into a tight loving hug like she hadn't seen me in years. It might have hurt but I honestly needed it and she did too. She needed to know that I was okay and that I was still her best friend. "Lotty I missed you so much!!" She pulled me tighter. "I missed you too.." That's when I looked up to see Nick standing there awkwardly wiping his eyes. "Nick don't just stand there join in!" Michelle basically screamed toward him and he did as she said. That's when Jake woke up and gave me a smile of relief. We all say there hugging for a while but when they let go Michelle and Michael told me the whole story of what happened. Apparently Olivia was sleeping downstairs and she had moved in her sleep hitting the candle on the end table over. After that the house began to go up in flames. Olivia ran out because the stairs had been blocked by the flames. She called the fire department.

As for how Michael got there. He told me that when everyone left the room. He said that he was hunting when he smelt smoke. Then he realized it was my house and he instantly started running as fast as possible toward it. When he got there he said he thought that there was no way I was alive because the whole house was in flames besides that one room I was in. He said that if he hadn't gotten there in time that I would've been dead and it would've been his fault. I didn't really know how to react so I hugged him and thanked him with a kiss on the cheek. Except when I went to kiss his cheek he turned his head so our lips connected. I blushed a deep red and was speechless. Michael just smirked and got up and left the room. Did that just happen? Did he like me too? Why was this happening to me? I kept thinking and laid back. Then I saw from the corner of my eye James. "I thought Michael told you too leave?" I said with a stern voice and he looked into my eyes. "Lotty I understand that you hate me but I need to tell you why. It wasn't me who did that. Well it was but not completely." I felt anger boil up inside of me "HOW CAN YOU SAY IT WASNT YOU!! YOU HIT ME!! YOU NOBODY ELSE!!" He ran over to my bed "Lotty I know it was me physically but not mentally. I was compelled. Someone had compelled me to do it. I know this for a fact because I can't remember that past week. I woke up this morning to hear that you were in the hospital and then when I showed up all your friends gave me dirty looks. I decided to question it and Michael had completely flipped out telling me how I had apparently kissed some chick on the cheerleading team and then I tried hitting Jake but you got in the way so I hit you. Lotty I promise you that wasn't me. I beg you to believe me when I say I would never do that! Not to you! Not to the girl I am absolutely deeply in love with! Not to the only girl that I want to be with for the rest of my life!" I looked at him in complete confusion. Was this possible? He didn't seem like he was lying because in the middle of his speech he began to cry and even held onto my hand tightly like he had lost everything he held most dear to his heart. What was i going to do? Should I trust him? I want too but idk. "James I'm not sure.... It seemed pretty real to me.." He let go of my hand but he leaned over making our faces inches apart. "Lotty I am going to find out who compelled me and then I promise you I will make it up too you. You're all I want. Actually you are all I need in my life to be happy. To feel whole. You're the most stunningly beautiful girl I have ever met and you make me feel alive and like there is something to fight for. So I'm going to fight for you and do everything I can to get you back." He leaned down kissed my lips then left with lightning speed. I laid there thinking about what he had said. Was he compelled? If so who compelled him? I had to believe him. He couldn't have been lying. Could he?