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S T A R T A F I R E

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: and the flames are coming

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Finn

My lungs were burning and my legs aching.

I had ran all the way from Mr. Modine's house all the way back to my own in what could have been record time. I stumbled through the front door, almost falling and dropping the box as, I quickly locked the door.

"Finn is that you? Where have you be-"

Gaten's words are cut off as he rounds the corner to me; my eyes wide and chest heaving as I held the box tighter.

"Guys! Get down here!" He screamed with big eyes and soon enough they all herded down stairs around me. One by one all mouths dropped and eyes bulged.

Maddie was the first to speak, "is... is that what I think it is?"

I nodded fiercely. "I went back."

"We can all see that," Caleb spoke and Noah shook his in agreement with him.

"Guys I-" my voice shook fearfully. "I think I might have done something really stupid..."

"Oh my god... what did you do Finn?" Maddie came closer, staring intently at me and I felt myself shrink. I wanted to be anywhere but here.

My stomach felt as though it was climbing into my throat and I all but stuttered the words out.

"H-He saw me."

There was silence then. It felt like hours before the yelling ensued once more.

"What do you mean he saw me Finn?!"

"Does he know where you live!"

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! We're gonna die, aren't we?"

"You are actually the stupidest fucking person I've ever had the pleasure of meeting!"

(The last one was from Maddie of course)

In shock at all the voices I dropped the box breaking it open to reveal not only the  trinkets but also the papers.

Immediately snatching them I held it up in defiance. "I'm sorry but guys look!" I yelled and my mind suddenly went back to Millie.

"Do you see this Millie?!" I yelled again looking around for her. "We have proof! Or at least reason to suspect it was him!"

Hands shook around my shoulders tightly. "Do you realize what you've done?" Noah asked angrily and my brows furrowed.

"I got the proof we needed!"

He scoffed and for the first time I saw a different side to Noah. "No Finn! You started a fire that can't be put out and, the flames are coming for you. We're all going to get burned because of you!"

I stared around shocked and my heart dropped at how nobody stopped him because, he was right.

"Listen," Caleb spoke through deep breathes. "One of them is coming and soon at that. This isn't a big town and he only lives fifteen minutes over. We've gotta get a plan together."