New School

Chapter 17: Relief

I woke up in a pile of dust and rubble.

Sitting up immediately, I examined the area for the bodies of Nadira, Conor and the nurse. I had hoped they weren't there, and I didn't want to believe that what had happened was true. Sure enough, there was a body there. A nurse's body. No sign of Nadira or Conor. When I stood up, I realised that I was not stuck underneath a metal bar at all, which was nice.

As I searched the site for signs of Nadira and Conor, I felt weak and dizzy. I felt a sharp pain on my forehead. Well, the blood started coming and it didn't stop coming. (sorry XD)

I was sure I would find something around the place to bandage my wound. After all, it was a hospital that was exploded. I found scraps of bandages and managed to create a makeshift one for my forehead, and I then made my way towards the light I could see through the dust.

Emerging out into the light, I saw the crowded streets filled with horrified onlookers, ambulances, fire engines and what I assumed to be safe people from the hospital. As I stood there, a fireman ran past. He looked strikingly similar to the man from earlier. I wanted to punch him, but I knew now was not the time. I was perplexed by everything around me, I but I was snapped back into reality by the call of familiar voices. Looking to the origin of the call, I saw Nadira and Conor making their way through the crowd. Relieved that they were safe, I thought back to when I saw them in the wreckage earlier. Was that real? Was it a vision? Was it a dream? I didn't know, but I was happy that they were unhurt and had gotten out of the hospital before the explosion.

Making our way out of the commotion, Nadira noticed my head wound. She seemed very worried about it, but I didn't think much of it. I told her to ignore it, and I changed the topic to Conor's injury. He was strong and he handled the injury well. He wasn't too bothered about it, although it gave him shooting pains from time to time. It would take a while for his ribs to heal, but he could handle it.

We stopped at the first bus stop we saw and waited for the bus to Cardiff. Getting on, the driver saw us and saw the state of us. He let us in for free and we took our seats. I sat down and closed my eyes...