UNTOLD

prologue

4
The first thing that hit me was the heavy smell of smoke. I instantly shoot out of bed for any intruders in my room. Thick clouds of smoke hang in the air surrounding me clouding my air ways making it hard to breath. I let out a few coughs trying to clear away the smoke which I had breathed in, before fanning the smoke away from my face.

I tried to feel around for the door knob twisting it rather easily ignoring the searing pain and was immediately greeted by bright orange flames that were engulfing whatever objects that were in their line of sight. The flames were flickering back in forth along the hallway, as if they were teasing and mocking me for being helpless. I start to head down the hallway being as careful as I can to not be engulfed by the flames I must find my family; they are the only thing on my mind. The shrieking alarm bell finally rang, signaling the presence of fire but it is to late.

"Amelia! Where are you?" I vaguely heard someone shout out.

I turn in the direction of the sound and just then a huge panel of the wooden ceiling I remember my father spent ages building crashes onto the ground, crushing whoever shouted my name underneath it. I rush to help whoever is caught underneath it only realizing to late it's my sister. "No!" a strangled noise comes out of my throat as I try to lift it up.

My brain was working purely on adrenaline at this point and my arms were aching "somebody help" I screamed out amongst the panicked screams and cries of my sister.

"I try and I try but I can't lift it I can't save her, her screams grow quit barely audible anymore. " no Claire sweetie stay with me, please I'm going to get this off of you I promise just hold on" I tell her she looks up at me with tears in her eyes. I try and try and lift the wooden panel off of her.

She can't die on me

I gritted my teeth and used every ounce of energy I had left in me and with an enraged cry; I pushed the panel above my head just in time for another to fall right in front of my face. I covered my face with my hands to protect myself from the debris that were falling and burst into a new fit of coughs.

I bend down to pick claries limp and lifeless body of the ground praying I got to her in time, trying to find my way around the Smokey house I hear my name once again this time from my mother she calls my name out in desperation. I turn to her and see her trapped with nowhere to go the fire surrounding her. "MOM!" I yell unable to keep the tears at bay ! "Me and your father both love you" she says.I start to say something but she cuts me off "I need you to go Amelia I need you to get out don't worry about me just take Claire and leave please!" the smoke makes it harder for me to breath I barely manage to tell her I love her before turning around and look for a way out of her. I manage to make it out the door back door before everything goes dark.