If I Break (A Niall Horan FanFiction)

Chapter 10-Crash and Burn

(A/N: this is kinda a sad chapter so get your tissues ladies....or men....you know, I don't judge. ENJOY)

Chapter 10

Crash and Burn

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~*Niall's P.O.V.*~

My throat burns. I can't breath. Even with my eyes closed, they water and sting. My lungs feel like they collapsed and my body feels so hot. My skin feels like its on fire.

I feel my eyes open only to slam them shut again. Smoke invaded my eyes and left a burning sensation. I gasp and get a lung full of smoke. I jump out of bed and look around. The curtains are on fire. Everything is burning. I can't see anything because of the smoke. I run to the window and look all around.

The apartment complex is on fire.

I run back in with a mouth full of the fresh outside air. I run over to the bed and shake Eva, "Eva! Babe! Wake up!" I shake her but her body remains limp. I shake her more due to the overwhelming stinging in my eyes and the over powering panic running through my veins. "Eva!" I scream. Her eyes stay closed and I huff out as I scoop her up in my arms. I quickly grab the sheet and wrap it around us and run to the door. Bella, Charlie, Sheila, Carlos and the puppies are scratching at the door. I open it one handed and they run out. I look down the hall. People are running out and empty apartments have the doors agape with fire and smoke streaming out. I run down the hall to the stair case and when I open the door, my fingers burn from the hot metal. I look around to see that the people were in the elevator. "No! Get out of there!" I scream. Their worried faces look at me before they all file out. There was three other people in pajamas and even sheets like Eve and I. "How are we going to get out!? We cant use the elevator!" I yell over the flames which are roaring from most rooms.

"What about the stairs?" A girl asks about my age. She has short blond hair and hazel eyes.

I shake my head and glance down at my burning hand that I am using just my wrist to hold E up because it hurts so badly. "No, it's too hot."

"Windows?" Another person asks. It's a woman holding hands with a man, they are both around forty.

I just shrug. "I don't know." I whisper. I look down at the-hopefully-sleeping girl in my arms. Her eyes are closed and her lips are slightly parted. Our perfect night of cuddling after the most intimate experience was completely shaddered. The tears spring to my eyes as a shocking thought comes to mind.

What if she doesn't wake up?

What if she is dead?

I shake the horrid thoughts from my mind as I look around for more options. The couple was just standing there, holding each other and crying, the girl with short blond hair is holding the puppies while putting the dogs all in purses. Well, okay then.

"Is there anyone up here?!"

I turn around to see firemen breaking down the door to the stair case. I scream and run for them. I hear the other people calling behind me but I just run over to him. One of them leads me and E down the stairs while others go get the other three people. The panic slowly begins to calm down as I make my way down the flights of stairs but there is still the constant reminder, not only in the back of my mind but in my arms. Once we get to the lobby, I run for the doors and as soon as I hit fresh air, paramedics run over to us with two gurneys. They take Eva from me after I put up quite the fight and then push me down on one. Sense there was only one sheet, eventually as we were being ripped part, the sheet was lost. I feel my eyelids grow heavy and the outside world dims. With one last thing on my mind before I pass out, I mumble....

"Eva."