It started out with a kiss

Chapter 18- Watch the world burn

MARJORIE

I had just sat down for the evening ready to unwind and relax and watch some television when my phone started ringing, see if it was a bit earlier in the day i would have probably just ignored it but because it was quite late i knew i should answer it because it's not very often that i got called this late at night.

My heart dropped

A fire

At the nursery.

Obviously i was in shock, i didn't want to move, but i had to, i had worked at that nursery for far too long now to let it fall to the ground in flames. I had to get there and fast, if the Knight nursery was going to come to and end then i had to be there to say goodbye. When i was on the phone they hadn't explained the extent of the fire, they just informed me about it and i think that that is what made me want to move so fast, it was the uncertainty of if my whole life, the only thing i had going for me was going to be ripped away from me, well at least not completely, we all know the owner would bring it back because he ' needs the money'. He doesn't because he's rich but he's a business man, and a greedy one at that.

My thought were taking me away from the situation at hand and as i rushed up the stairs falling and almost sliding down as i did so, i stripped from my dressing gown and slippers and put on the closest thing i could find before running to start my car and get down there.

While driving time stood still, bearing in mind i live just outside of town and the nursery was a bit more on the further side of the village, i didn't care about the speed i was going at, i needed to get there, it didn't matter how many speeding tickets i might have gotten.

I pull in and before me is something i wouldn't have expected. Black clouds of smoke filled the night sky, followed by the auburn flames, the light of the fire swallowing the darkness. I practically fell out of my car trying to get that little bit closer, the features of my face lit up by the glow.

Everything blurred, my eyes glittering with tears as realization hit, there really was a fire. I think my mind was trying to convince me that it wasn't true and that it was just some sort of prank, i was just hoping that it would be fine when i got there, but now, i knew it wasn't. Emergency services were already at the scene trying to put the firs out to the best of their abilities, there were a few staff members turning up as well.

" You must be Marjorie" A familiar yet new voice had called out to me.

I turned to look, " Yes that's me"

" Great, I'm the person you spoke to on the phone, I realized i hadn't given much information on the phone so i'm here to catch you up"

My breath caught in my throat as i knew that this would tell me what i needed to know for the near future of this nursery.

" Go on" I chocked up, trying my best to not let my emotions and tears get the best of me.

" Alright, so, through internal investigation carried out by my team members, we've concluded that the fire is contained to one room only, no where else."

I tried to let out a breath that i was so nervously holding but my body wouldn't let me, i just allowed the man to carry on talking.

" The fire looks a lot worse than it actually is, you are all very lucky it was called in so quickly, anyway that's all, i need to rush of now, we need a bit more assistance on the inside of the building"

While the man walked away i felt my body relax slightly at the new found knowledge that the whole nursery isn't ruined. I turned around to see Carly stood there in shock.

" Marjorie, I came as fast as i could, i literally left the minute i found out" the young girl paused, " What did the man say ?"

" He said that the fire is contained to one room, so hopefully the rest of the building should be okay"

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CARLY

As the fire was now gone and Marjorie and I remained in the darkness, we sat on a bench. Eventually though we had decided to go home, it was getting really late at this point and we both had to sort out a lot of stuff for work in the morning, thinkin =g about how we are going to work around the damage.

I asked Marjorie to drop me home and i got back and climbed out of her car and thanked her, i retreated back to the safety of my bedroom and fell asleep, I think the shock and worry of tonight's events had really taken it out of me. Lets just pray that everything is going to be okay.

One's life almost ripped away

Fighting for it to stay

The world unpleasant and cruel
See how light isn't always good

The truth shall be revealed
Will anyone overlook

The damage now done