Young, Gay, Love

Chapter 39: Hero

"Why is her locker on fire!?" Jackie screams.

"I don't know but run and find a teacher!" I yelled back and pushed the girls out of the range of the fire.

I covered my mouth with the sleeve of my shirt and made my way towards the fire. There was a fire extinguisher by the wall, so I grabbed that.

The pin holding it together was a hassle and I was already coughing from the excessive amount of smoke, now blanketing the hallway.

My eyes were beginning to burn and my whole throat and chest was feeling bloated. I finally got the pin loose and started spraying down the area.

The door was kind of loose so I knocked it on and it fell grazing my shin.

"FUCK!" I screamed. I could hear voices coming towards me, but I wanted to see what was inside.

There was a half burned pictures of me and candles.

It looked like an altar.

What. The. Flying. –

"Here he is!" I deep voice bellowed. I felt arms grabbing me and dragging me away.

"I didn't do it! I was trying to put it out!!" My voice was hoarse so I sounded like the Grudge.

"It's okay we know. One of the girls explained it to us. We just need to get you to the nurses office." The tree trunk arms were still dragging me away and eventually I was being carried.

I couldn't see his face, because the smoke kind of blinded me, but I felt good. I felt safe. In fact, I kind of feel turned on...

And with those good feels running up and down my body I passed out.

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He was there again. I was standing in the azure water, with topaz colored sand dancing around my toes.

Storm clouds were racing in and I knew we had to leave. But no matter how loud I yelled he wouldn't budge. He just stood in the water staring out over the water.

Searching. He was searching for someone.

I ran up to him trying to get him to shore. The rip tides were circling like a gang of sharks around their prey.

He looked at me, and his face shown no kindness. He was angry at me. Clearly upset.

We have to go! I was yelling in my dream, but no sound was made. It was as if sound didn't exist. And I felt my body pulse.

The waves moved around us creating a vortex. There were faces in the water shouting at us. I felt the sunshine smiling and the lightning breaking my skin. I felt alive.

But mostly I felt fear.

What's going on?

This mysterious figure moved in. His anger still consuming his being, but he kissed me.

With that the vortex consumed us and I felt like I was being rushed at lightning speed.

Was this love?

Was this how everyone feels?

The rush was beyond anything I could have known and before it I faded deeper. Deeper into his kiss and blacked out.

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"Is he alive?" I heard a melancholy chirp from a distance.

"Yes, he's just resting." Another chirp sounded.

I opened my eyes to see light filtering through my eye lids.

"He's awake!" This time it sounded like a bark.

Why am I imagining voices like animals?

"Hey, how are you feelin' bitch?"

And that would be Jackie.

:"Why fabulous slut." I croaked.

Damn, my voice is gone.

"You look like hell." Hanna stated.

"Thanks Captain Obvious, where did you get that compliment. From the Handy Market downtown?" Jackie retorted.

"Hey, just sayin'!" Hanna said defensively.

I was chuckling, or well, something. Because I sounded like they replaced my voice box with a blender.

"At least you sound more manly." Hanna laughed and she added a wink.

"Always gotta be slut wherever you go?" Jackie said sheepishly.

"Hey I get more than you do, prude. " Hanna barked.

"K,,, K,,, girls chill." I said trying to prevent a fight.

I just stared at them both and smiled.

These two are my best friends. They always got my back, and no matter what, I know we will never lose each other.

"Good he's awake!" I heard a man's voice.

"I am Dr. Taylor and I will be helping you today." He was doing his protocol lines... "The injuries are very minor. You should be able to leave as soon as your parents arrive. You should consider yourself lucky that nothing worse happened. You do know if there is a fire you should exit the building and let the adults handle the situation?"

"Correct sir, but I was right there and I wanted to do the best I could do." I croaked out again. Seriously, where did they put my voice box?

"I just need to be sure you know. Because like I said. You are a lucky young man. You could have lost your sight, voice, and full lung capacity. I'll give you a month to recover. But you should restrain from any vocal use for at least a weak."

Damn Doctors.

"I understand. Starting now." I said and looked away.

Singing is the world to me and how am I supposed to go without singing for a weak. Hell. How am I supposed to go without communicating?
"Sam, not talking for a weak. This should be fun." Hanna and Jackie laughed.

"Make sure he stays out of trouble." The doctor winked at the girls.

"Oh we will." Jackie replied.

The doctor left the room and Hanna was ogling his butt.

"Damn he's got a-"

"Stop right there." Jackie cut him off.

There was silence, before the girls stared at each other.

"Oh yeah he can't talk for a week." Hanna said.

"Dumbass." Jackie summed up our thoughts.

Yeah, this should be fun.