The Love Triangle

Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10

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As I lay on the hospital bed, waiting for Mathew and Lucas to stop arguing, I start to feel a rumbling. What is that? The room starts to shake aggressively.

The three of us share one last look before the walls start to collapse. A fire alarm goes off and I hear screams. Is there an earthquake? Did a plane crash on this building?

I quickly go to get out of the room, but the wires for my medication are constricting me. I look to Mathew and Lucas for help, but they're no where to be seen. I take the wires off myself. Where did they go? Would they really just leave me like that?

As I sprint to the door the ceiling gets weaker and weaker.

What. is. happening!

I limp as quickly as I can around the destructive hallways. A large piece of ceiling falls right in front of me. It crashes with a loud boom. I jump back in shock, I almost got smushed... Some of the walls have broken down and I can feel the fresh air from outside. I look to the opening in the wall. People are running around like crazy! I scramble to a stairwell and hop down the crumbling stairs. The whole building shakes as I frighteningly make my way down. Once I get down to the ground floor I see pale, dead bodies laying around. I try not to look at them as I walk around obstacles to get to the front entrance. When I get out I see the worst thing I would ever want to see.

All my family and friends are lying dead on the rocky pavement. First I see my mom, she's sprawled on the ground with a gash in her thigh. How did that get there! And how could the hospital all of a sudden start collapsing?! I look around, there's no evidence of what could've caused this. The whole parking lot is deserted now. I'm alone...

Next I see Mathew and Lucas. They're face-first on the ground with body parts bending the wrong way. I cringe and tears fill my eyes.

I notice my dad farther away. He's laying on his side with his eyes wide open, unblinking. They're glassed over and staring at nothing.

I'm way beyond traumatized. How are they all dead? It didn't take me that long to get down here.

Then my eyes fall on my sweet Maddie. Her eyelids lay still as her body takes her last breathe. Gasping, I stumble backwards. I hug myself as I slowly turn around and observe everything.

Hot tears stream down my face. I fall to the ground and sob loudly. I hit the ground madly. This has to be a dream! I pinch myself, hard. Come on, wake up wake up wake up WAKE UP!

Nothing happens. It only makes me want to cry harder, but I can't. I've reached my limit. I can't take this!

Then again there's a glimmer of hope in me that Caleb and Claire are still alive in the building. I sniff and hopefully stand up to look at the hospital.

But soon that hope escapes me like a popped balloon. I watch as the rest of the building falls down to pieces. I gasp in shock, why?!

I stumble away from the wreckage, I can barely stand up.

Now what?

Nothing.

What do you mean nothing? Something has to happen next..

You sure? It doesn't seem like there's anything else to do now. I mean your whole family's dead!

I shake my head unbelievably. I don't want to agree with my annoying conscience, but I think it's right. My heart feels empty now, it aches. And I don't think I'll be able to stand it any longer.