Amid the Flames

Flames

      "Mom! Dad! You're on fire! Stop, drop, and roll!" Okay, it was kind of dumb to say that last part. Everyone knows that. Back to reality. By the time I said that, it was too late. They burned up and disappeared.

I was confused and hurt inside. I walked amid the flames, wondering why they disappeared and I did not perish. The fire licked at my clothes, but did not burn them.

Now I was burning. I felt the pain coarsing through my body. But still, the flames didn't touch me. I only felt the heat.

I saw the silhouette of a man walking around the edge of the fire. He was pouring kerosene onto the ground. ,"Stop!" I screamed to him. He kept pouring the flammable liquid and causing more fire. I tried to catch him and make him stop, but I tripped and he ran away.

I started to catch on fire and burn. I could not get up. The burning hurt so much. I cried, and my tears turned to steam. I screamed so loudly that the ground shook.

I woke up sweating and screaming. The burns on my back were so painful. That was causing the burn in my nightmare. I realized I was dreaming about the day of the accident. I also realized I needed to find the person who caused it. I couldn't do it on my own though. I was going to need some help.