Writing Inktober 2021

*Day Twenty-eight- Crispy

(A/n This one is also pretty serious. There will be trigger warnings again in this.) 

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An assessment of injuries is done by Marshall. I notice that everyone has tears down their face, and I reach up to my face and my fingers come back wet. I barely know these people, but yet here I am.

This is my fault. I contributed to this.

As Marshall records the injuries, I hear Natalie on the phone behind me. She has called the hospital.

Everyone is hurt, everyone. Everyone except Natalie. She does look tired to me though. Jay has a dislocated wrist. Marshall has a hand full of heat burns. Kala has some cuts, and blood is coming from her nose, eyes, and ears. Sam has a bad frost burn. Keith's legs each have a few decent size burns. Olivia is tear stricken and has brush/friction burns on her arms and legs. The surviving twin is lying on the ground barely breathing, she only has two small burns and a cut. John also had a dislocated shoulder in addition to the burn on his other side.

I finally find my voice, "I am so sorry."

Everyone looks at me. That was not the right thing to say.

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(trigger warning) 

Natalie is heart broken. She did this. She killed them. Agatha spoke up somewhere and apologized.

"Please." Nat said. "I have no idea what happened. Please, please forgive me. I am so, so sorry." she started to cry. "It was an accident."

"You killed my sister!" Farley exploded.

"My friend is dead." Keith seethed.

"You two did this!" Sam said.

"You better not think we would blame Kala." Jay told them, "she had no idea what she was doing. She was just trying to help."

"We didn't try to do this." Nat begged them. "I just wanted to help."

"You are the ones who asked this of her." John cried angered.

"Do you not see all that you have done?" Zeke asked.

"I will never practice magic." Kala declared, voice breaking.

So much blame was being thrown at Nat and Agatha, Nat thought she was going to crumble under it. Her heart couldn't bear it. With no shame, Natalie fell to her knees, crying. In following the others separated themselves around waiting for the ambulances.

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Dominique had her head down. She focused on her breathing. Adam, Emilia, the twin- gone. It was so sorrowful. Tears dripped down.

Zeke's arm and leg had lost most if not all feeling. Pain overwhelmed his nerves. The twins. How will she survive? Tears rolled silently.

Keith could barely breathe. They had been friends for a decade. He was shaking. Shaking turned to tremors. Tremors died to exhaustion.

Makena had her arm around Farley again. His head in her lap. Emilia had guided and helped her so much. She was practically her sister too. Tears plopped on Farley's hair.

Farley could barely breathe. Emilia. Emilia! Ragged breaths to unconscious monotone.

Kala rubbed circles on Keith's back. Adam was good and kind. Adventurous, funny, and devoted. Kala stared into the empty eyes. Tears blurred sight.