#1 All We Never Said (A Burzek Fanfiction)

Chapter 24

A few days later, Leslie was just quietly relaxing in her bed at the station. She was reading a magazine when the alarm started going off. She jumped up and started dressing in her gear.

"What's going on?!" She asked as she was getting ready.

"There's a huge forest fire just north of here!" Peter yelled.

"Wait..." It hit her because the camp was north of where they were.

When they arrived on scene, it was the camp. Someone's campfire had gotten out of control and the entire camp was up in flames.

"No!" Gabby shouted as she was helping fight the blaze. Sylvie was hurled back when an explosion from the mess hall occurred. Otis and Joe ran over to her.

"Are you okay?!" Otis asked

She didn't respond. Joe tried shaking her and she opened her eyes.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. What just happened?"

"You were flung by an explosion." Otis told her.

She looked around in horror as the camp she came to know and love as a little girl was burning to ashes. They did their best in trying to save what they could. Their efforts were sadly not enough to save everything. The cabins, Rec Hall, mess hall, the headquarters cabin, the office and arts and crafts cabin were destroyed. All of them could do nothing but stare in agony. Leslie, Sylvie and Gabby slumped down on the hill in between the rec and mess halls. They removed their hats and just started crying. The chief walked over to them and expressed concern.

"We're really sorry, chief. We really are." Sylvie said as she wiped tears from her eyes.

"It's okay to cry. I know how much you guys loved this place. I loved it, too. The summer I worked here was when I met all of you."

Leslie looked up at him with red and puffy eyes. "And just look what's left."

"We did what we could."

"It's like my childhood is gone. This place was my home away from home. Now it's gone..."

The three girls headed down the path to their old cabin. Miraculously, the cabin was left standing with nothing more than smoke damage on the outside of it. They stepped inside and looked all around.

"I can't believe we haven't stepped foot in here in seventeen years." Gabby said as she looked around.

"Ha! My initials are still carved into the side. Look." Leslie pointed to her old bunk where "LES 07-28-97" was carved into the left side of the bunk.

Kim was sitting at home, holding onto Hannah with the one, useable arm she had. Her other arm had become incapacitated. The doctor told her it would be at least two weeks before it would become usable again. Her phone started ringing, so she set Hannah in her swing and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey Kim, it's Erin. I'm about to go on my lunch break. Do you need anything while I'm out?"

"Yeah. Would you mind picking up two packages of newborn diapers?"

"Which brand?"

"I usually get Pampers, but they're kind of expensive. I'll pay you for them."

"I got you covered."

"Are you sure?"

"I've got more than enough money."

"Thank you."

"Anytime." Erin said before hanging up.

As she went to pick Hannah back up again, there was a knock at the door. She looked through the peep hole to check who it was. On the other side of the door there was a girl. She looked maybe sixteen at the most.