Effys story (a skins fanfic)

Rescue (19)

I was instantly hit with the heat of the fire. The flames were everywhere, crawling up the walls and filling the floors. I could vaguely make out a figure spluttering in the corner of the room. I dodged the flames hiding my face from the heat and smoke.

I reached the figure slowly.
"Hmm wrong...man Effy... Now we'll die together" my expression turned to horror as I realised who it was, John foster had now gripped onto my wrist. He dug his finger nails into my skin as I winced as He targeted my sealed scars. The memories flashed back from when I was at my lowest. When Freddie saved me from killing myself.
I was not going to let that have been for no reason. Plus, this man must have been weakened by the fire so I had a chance.
"Rot. In. Hell" I gritted as I sunk my teeth into his shoulder. He helped and I yanked my wrist away from him. I could feel my lungs filling with smoke and I knew I didn't have much time.

"Cook? Cook? Where are you" I stuttered.

"Effy you have to go now, you need to live" I heard a weak voice. I followed the sound until another figure came into view.

I was now crawling on my knees as I felt the burning sensation tear through my bare arms, but I couldnt go back. Not now.

I reached cook and wrapped my arm around his shoulder. He tried to put his jacket onto my arms but I knew he had suffered and he needed it.
"Cook, come on we are going to get out of here" I whispered through gasps of air. He was too weak to stand up so I had to support his weight. I could feel the burns all over his body as I struggled to help him get to safety.

"Effy... Please..go d..don't waste ..your time, I need... You.. To be s..safe" he spluttered as he tried to wriggle out of my grip. I ignored him and tried to drag him further.

Suddenly, a wooden beam fell through the ceiling and into our path immediately setting alight. We were blocked and we couldn't reach the door. I knew that the whole building would blow soon and we didn't have much time.

We collapsed to the floor exhausted. I could feel the smoke crawling up my throat as I struggled to gulp fresh air and my arms felt red raw from the burns tearing through my skin but I was nothing compared to cook. He was barely moving.

I saw a flicker of light from the direction of the door.
"EFFY? EFFY!" It was Freddie's voice.
"FREDDIE..I..I'm HERE" I shouted as best as I could. I could see him dodge the flames as he struggled to find a safe way to get to us.

"IS COOK WITH YOU!?" He shouted.
"YES BUT BARELY, I..I NEED T..TOO GET OUT" I stuttered. I watched as he leaped over the beam, his shirt merely an inch from catching fire to reach me and cook huddling under his jacket.
"Cook?" I whispered, but there was no response, I suddenly felt his body go limp next to me. I couldn't stop coughing and choking but I needed to stay strong.
Freddie held out his arm and I fell into his chest relieved. He held onto me tightly as I coughed onto his shoulder. He went to lift my body like a child but I pointed to cook.
"H..he needs m..more help" I spilled.
Freddie wrapped one arm around cook and I tried to wrap my arm around cooks other shoulder.
My strength was no where near Freddie's but I had to try. Once we reached the beam in the middle of the room, Freddie took cook in his arms and struggled to throw him over. Cook successfully made it over and laid near the exit.

Freddie took me into his arms and we also made it over. Carrying cook, we stumbled to the exit and pushed open the door to safety. We were out. I took in huge gulps of air as fast as I could. We were all safe.

Suddenly, I heard a crack behind me and then Freddie shout
"GET DOWN" I didn't doubt him, I crashed to the floor and lay flat.

I felt a huge gush of heat as the whole building blew behind us. The glass windows, shattered onto us and the building was nothing but a smouldering pit.
I sighed with relief once it was all over until I realised the figure in front of me was on fire. Freddie's whole arm was alight and he was screaming in pain. Without another thought, I launched myself on top of him to put out the flame.

He stopped screaming as the fire went out and brought my hand to his lips. He planted a kiss on my burnt, grazed knuckles and I smiled back weakly. I laced our fingers together as we lay together listening to the sirens getting louder. I suddenly heard a noise from behind me.

Cook was trying to breathe. I ran over to him and pulled his chest up. I whacked his back until he started to splutter. He then took in gulps of air. I grabbed him into a hug and Freddie joined in, and right then, I forgot about everything because, we were safe and that was all that mattered.

Freddie pulled away first and kneeled down in front of me.
"I don't have a ring and I know this is not how it's supposed to be done, but I do know that I will always want to spend the rest of my life with you and I love you more than is even possible and being without you is torture so please, Effy stonem will you marry me?" His eye glinted as his shaky hands took mine.

I felt my insides go warm and for the fist time in ages, I smiled.
"Yes, yes of course I will Freddie"
I beamed as I felt cook smile beside me.
A tear escaped my eye as I realised how precious Freddie was to me, I needed him and I always would.