Chapter 12: Aravis

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As I was hurriedly making my way out the window I could hear the intruders footsteps getting very close to the bedroom.
"Hurryyyyy Aravis," Ethan told me as quietly as possible. I quickly pushed myself out of the window and sat on the little bit of roof there was. I look downwards thinking how on earth we were supposed to get down without breaking a bone.
As Ethan pushed his way onto the roof as well, I managed to get hold of him before I actually slipped off. I looked around frantically trying to find a way to escape so Connor could be able to get out before who ever the person was, left him in the same condition as his dog.
As I'm searching for a way to escape, I hear banging on the bedroom door. Connor suddenly appears at the window with a very worried look and yells out, " Jump!" I look at him feeling very pressured at the moment but also feeling very scared and confused. Just as I open my mouth to say something, he tells me, (judging by the facial expression I must be showing) " Look, I've done it multiple times before sneaking out. Trust me, Aravis. You're gonna be OK."
Just then I heard the door slam open. In the distance I could hear sirens. Everything happened all at once. I heard Connor hit the guy and then scurry right alongside me and Ethan. Then I heard Ethan's panicky voice say "sorry". Afterwards I felt him give me a hard push and I fell to the hard ground below us. Just as the policemen were arriving, I heard Connor and Ethan land besides me.
I felt the pain go through my ribs as the air was knocked right out of me. The whole world was spinning. I heard Ethan's panicked voice just before everything went black.

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I was awaken by the faint whispers of my mother in my room. I kept my eyes tightly shut not wanting to open them because of the sharp pains shooting through head. As I'm laying there I try to remember what had gotten me in this condition.
I slowly open my eyes and start to push myself up carefully by using my elbow. My mom stops talking to my father and rushes to my side with a small wet towel. "Are you OK?" she asks me. I look around feeling a little bit dazed but nod.
"You need some more rest,sweety. Here," she says as she puts the towel on my forehead. My dad walks closer to my bed and looks at me. "You sure you're feeling OK?" He asks. I just nod again.
He looks at me with a small smile making me feel better. "Well, I have to go finish cleaning up the yard alright." He tells my mom as he walks out.
Right when he walks out of the room about a few minutes of silence pass between me and my mom. She's just sitting there at the side of my bed watching over me.
"What happened?" I ask her. She looks at me without saying anything. "Well," she starts off, " you were pushed off of a roof by Ethan."
I lay there taking in what she said. Suddenly all that happened in the past two hours, or so, start flooding back to me. "Are they OK?" I ask her. She looks at me with a faint smile on her face.
"Yes they are actually," she tells me, "the police got there just in time to catch the burglar. Afterwards their parents were called along with me and your father. Luckily not too much damage was done to their house."
I lay there wondering what they're up to right now. My mom leans forward and gives me a kiss on the forehead then walks out of my room quietly.
I lay there in silence. I turn to look at my alarm clock, barely six.

Sorry if there are parts that don't make too much sense. I was kind of feeling woozy and tired while I wrote this lol.
Happy new year BTW!  :)

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