Damaged~ Broken Book 4

Flashback 1 (A)

I don't know how long I just laid there. I thought I was dead. I remember the searing pain I felt. I remember the smell of my own body burning. I remember the screams. Not mine, I couldn't scream. I remember the screams of Marcos and many other people. When the pain and screaming ended, I thought that was it. I was dead, but... The smell never left. The smell of smoke. When I opened my eyes I saw nothing but fire. There's just nothing but fire and buildings falling apart around me.

I got up and looked at my feet. I was standing in this giant circle of blackened earth. Burnt to the point that it was solid rock.  I took a step and the earth sizzled underneath my feet. The ground melted with every step I took. I kept walking trying to find something anything that could help me but... There was nothing but destruction. The destruction that had to have been caused by me. I don't understand what happened. I exploded but I'm alive. How am I alive? I glance at my wrist still seeing the mark I've had for so long. I'm still Anxiety. I'm still Thomas' anxiety. I'm... still alive...

I kept walking unsure where to go until I hit a wall. A wall of fire, that is to say. My Anxiety sparked up and I fell in my ass. The fire spread until it had surrounded me. I was so confused and afraid at the same time. I stood back up and took several deep breaths before channeling my inner Roman... and jumping through the flames. I made it to the other side but my hoodie had caught. I started having a panic attack, trying desperately to get the fire out. I was so panicked I never took it off. It wasn't working. It was as if it responded to my panic. It grew and grew until I was completely covered. My mind shut down and I stood there frozen in shock. Not a single breath leaving my lips. It took a bit but, It finally dawned on me. The fire wasn't hurting me. It left no mark, no pain, nothing. When I finally realized that I began to relax, the flames died down as I did. 

I was in a daze. Everything was too much. I had no Idea if this was even real. It wasn't until I tripped, falling onto my face, did I get pulled from my thoughts. I had no idea where I was. I was still in the hollow, yes, but... The caste was nowhere to be seen. The kingdom disappeared as well. I had gotten myself lost in thought and now I was just lost. 

I got up and looked for whatever I had tripped over. There was a big egg just sitting there. There was no nest, no animals about, nowhere this egg could have come from. But at the same time, an egg just doesn't pop up out of anywhere. I picked it up and immediately felt it's warmth. Whatever it was it's alive, and it needs to be cared for. I can't just leave it here to be eaten by some random animal. What would Patton say? So I held it close and went on my way. It was going to be dark soon, I had to find someplace soon or else.

"Alright little one, Let's go find somewhere safe to sleep."