Where there's smoke -16-

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Brad wakes me up from a deep sleep. "Ella! Ella! We have to go now!"

"What's going on?" Opening my eyes there's a haze in here.

"Come on!" Brad's pulling my hand, pulling me from my room, through the living room and out of the front door.

"What the fuck Brad?" I ask.

"Our apartments on fire, what does it look like?" He says frantic.

I look up there's fire pouring out the bedroom window. Courtney's bedroom window shatters, glass falling to the sidewalk.

"How did this happen Brad?"

"I came home and saw you were sleeping so I laid on the couch and turned on a movie. I heard a shatter and got up to see what it was. I looked in on and you were still sleeping check my room and saw nothing. As soon I opened the office door smoke poured out into the hallway, which is when I ran to you woke you up and got us out of there."

"Someone had to of started it then. Make sure the firemen know."

Just then police and fire trucks are pulling up. Firemen jump from the truck pulling the hose to start extinguishing the fire. Courtney pulls up and jumps out of her car running to us.

"Oh my god!!! Are you two ok?"

We shake our heads and a firefighter is walking toward us.

"Do you know how the fire started?"

Brad tells him the same thing he told me.

"Are you 2 alright? Anyone else in there?"

I answer this time. "No it was just us in there. We are fine. We got out in time."

Courtney speaks up. "She's pregnant."

"I'm ok Courtney. Brad got me out in plenty of time."

"I don't think we will be able to save any of your apartment. Anyone live upstairs?" Asked the firefighter.

"No the 2 guys just moved out they got into a sorority and moved to the sorority house." I answered.

"Any reason they would have started the fire? Know anyone who would have?" He asks.

Courtney talks now. "A few weeks ago Ella and her boyfriend were brutally attacked. Ivan is still in the hospital in a coma. They were attacked by his crazy ex Amy who is now in jail."

He looks at her questionably. "So if she's in jail what does she have to do with it?"

"Well first I think we need to check if she's still in jail and second she's in association with a Zack Milligan. He started trouble at school earlier. I'm pretty sure he would have hurt Ella if her friend Derek didn't step in. Zack beat on Derek pretty bad. Last I hear he needed stitches on the bridge of his nose because Zack split it wide open."

The firefighter looks at her. "Well that's definitely a start."

Brad looks at the firefighter and smiles. "She's majoring in law."

"I see that." He smiles walking away.

We stood there watching the fire for at least 2 hours. The building is a goner, our belongings are gone, everything just gone. Good thing I left my car keys in the pocket of my hoodie and my purse was left on the floor on the passenger side. I look over and see a beat up brown car pass us yelling out the window "FUCK YOU BITCHES!" A cop is jumping in his car driving after them. 15 minutes later her comes back.

"Lost the bastards."  He says irritated.

Courtney looks at me. "That was Zack wasn't it?"

"Yep in the flesh." I say shaking my head.

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