Found

Prologue -I

It was hot. Too hot.

I woke up in my bed but I couldn't see. My eyes were open but I couldn't see. It was dark. I couldn't breathe. I had to find Will. Will always knew what to do. Will would keep me safe. Will would help me see.

I grabbed my blue blanket and ran to where I knew my door was. I touched the handle but pulled my hand back. My hand hurt. The door burnt my hand. I was stuck. But I needed to find Will. He would save me.

'Be brave Celene', I told myself. I grabbed the handle and threw open the door. And I could see.

But I wished I couldn't.

There was fire. Everywhere. Licking the creamy walls. Climbing up the wooden supports. Charring mama's favourite carpet. Mama. Will. I needed to find them.

I ran. I covered my mouth with my hand and I ran. He wasn't in his room. Or in the study. Where was he? I kept running. Library. Mama and Papa's room. I turned to go down the stairs when the sky began to fall.

There was a loud crash. A boom. The fire was in front of me now. It was going to get me. I couldn't go down the stairs. I couldn't find Will.

No. I would find Will. I would save will.

I looked at the fire. I thought of Will. His warm brown eyes. Like chocolate. I thought of his smile when I told him he was the best brother ever. I thought of how he punched Raymond when he found out that he had been stealing my lunch.

I smiled.

And then I thought of it all gone.

I frowned. I would save Will. I had to.

I stared at the fire. Orange. Yellow. Red. I closed my eyes. I thought of one thing. Will.

Will.

Will.

Will.

Suddenly, I felt powerful. Like that man in the movie I watched with Will. Superman. I felt like Superman. I opened my eyes.

"Move".

I didn't yell. I whispered it. Like a secret. Like when Lilly told me she like liked Raymond.

The fire moved. It crept away. Quietly. Like a secret. But the bad kind. Like when Raymond told everyone I had cooties. It crept away like a lie. Like it was going to come back.

And burn me.

I moved forward. To the stairs. But they were gone. The fire took it away. The fire was laughing at me. But I needed Will, I would deal with the fire later.

I took a deep breath. One.

Two.

Three.

Jump!

I hit the ground and kept rolling, like Will taught me. I stood up. There was a lot of smoke here. The black, black kind. I couldn't see, I couldn't breathe. I wanted that smoke gone. I wanted the fire gone.

"Move".

Again, it was just a whisper. The fire crept away.

But the smoke was calm. It was serious. Like Papa when he told me to stand up for myself at school. It was reassuring. It swirled around me, still black, but I could breathe now. It kept twirling around me. Soothing me. Then, it disappeared.

I could see again. But I didn't want to.

The fire had ruined my home. The walls weren't beige anymore. They were black. Like the smoke in my lungs. The wooden pillars Papa loved, were gone. The paintings of old people me and Will would make fun of were now in piles of ash on the floor. Mama's carpet didn't look like a carpet anymore. It looked like the kebabs Papa tried to make once, when we went camping. But he forgot about them and went swimming.

Papa. Mama. Will.

Will.

I needed to find them.

Living room. Kitchen. Dining room.

Basement.

That was the only place they could be now. Why would they be there? I didn't know. And I didn't care.

I ran to the door to the basement. It was dark down there. There were monsters there. What would I do? I would fight them. Will always fought the monsters under my bed. I would fight the monsters in the basement. For him. Only him. I grabbed the handle and turned. The door slowly creaked open.

There was a wall. The sky had fallen here too. But there was no fire here. Just earth.

I needed it gone. I didn't have time. I needed Will. Will needed me.

I spoke my soft command. "Move".

The earth was different from the air and the fire. It was loving. Kind. It was warm. Like the hugs Will would give me when I felt sad.

Will.

The dirt slowly sunk lower and lower until it vanished and all I saw now were the rickety steps to the basement. I took a deep breath. Then I ran down the steps.

"Will!" I screamed, "Mama! Papa! Are you down here!? Will!?"

I was breathing loudly. The blood was rushing in my ears. My heart was beating frantically. I could hear muted screams from outside. Other than that it was silent.

They weren't here. They were gone. They left.

They left me to die.

No Celene. Will wouldn't do that. They were outside. Waiting for me. I was brave. I didn't need saving. They trusted me to get out by myself.

I needed to get out.

Drip.

Drop.

Drip.

Drop.

I turned around. A pipe was leaking. It wasn't leaking before. I was certain. The pipe was near the ceiling. Above the window. I could see feet running outside. I needed to get there. So I said it.

My whisper.

My secret.

"Move".

The water burst out of the pipe and began filling the basement. But I wasn't scared. The air whistled past my face. Reassuring. And I could feel the earth beneath my feet. Strong. There was no fire, though. And I was glad.

The water was fast and soon I was floating. I didn't know how to swim, but the water was smart. The water told me how. I kept my chin back and belly up. When I was high enough, I began swimming towards the windows. Legs straight. Strong kicks. Bent arms. Graceful pulls.

I was at the window. They were locked. How was I supposed to get out? The water told me what to do. There was a lock. It was rusty. I'd have to pull hard. Then I'd have to push the window outwards. Then I could see Will. He'd be proud. I had been brave.

I called to the earth. We pulled the lock together. It was easy. We pushed the window. We pushed hard. I felt the chilly outside air as the window gave way. I looked up expecting to see my smiling family, my brother glowing with pride.

Instead, I saw wolves.

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And there you are my people, Prologue -I (the chapters will get longer- promise). Hope you liked it. I know it's a bit choppy, but she's supposed to be a kid right now. She'll get better. Give her a chance. Anyways, tell me what you think and don't forget to:

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