"Chris..."
I see the pain in his eyes. The strain in his face "no! Sam!" His hands let go and I fall "sam!" I crash back and I'm pulled back, someone holding me and falling to the ground
I'm quickly on my feet "Sam! No! Sam!" I run around the front of the house.
"No! Caroline!"
"Caroline!" My waists grabbed and I'm pulled away from the house.
"Sam!"
Trudy grabs my arms and me legs give out, both of us falling to the floor "theres nothing we can do!" She cries.
"Sam!" I sob and grab her arms. Ive lost him! Hes gone! I sob into her chest.
"Thomas?" Theres a smash to the side and I look over at Thomas climbing in a window "Thomas?! No!" Trudy tries to get to her feet but struggles. He looks back at her and closes his eyes before climbing in "no! Thomas! No!" She screams... This is all my fault...
Daniel grabs Trudy and pulls her away. Tears streaming down his face. Chris falls beside me bent over...
"I need him! Thomas! Get out!" She screams
Daniel pulls her into him "I'll get him"
"What?!" He runs at the house.
"No!" Stop!
"Daniel!"
"No!" Chris runs at him but he's already in the house. Chris grabs his shirt. But Daniel turn quickly swinging his fist. Chris falling to the floor in a lump.
I grab my hair and scream "get out!" The house creaking... "Chris... Trudy, we need to get him away!"
"Thomas!"
"Trudy!" I grab her "we can't help them... But we can help Chris!"
She sobs and nods. Rushing over to him. I grab his arms and she grabs his legs as we drag him away from the house.
"Water!" I look back and horses have come to the house. Clip, Wiley, A lot of towns men. They run to the well grabbing buckets.
"Caroline! Where's Sam?!"
I cry "he's in the house..."
He looks over at the burning building and takes his hat off looking at me with sympathy... Squeezing my arm before running back to the men.
*crack* I look back at the fire that flies 80 feet into the sky. The heat burning my face even from a distance.
"Clip!"
I look over to the window, flames eating away at the wood. Clip turns "water! Here! Now!" Whats he doing? People start running and doing as he says... He wets the Ceil.
Reaching in... A limp body being pulled out. His shirt black, Burnt and singed. His face black with sut and skin burnt and blood soaking him... I run over "Sam!" They pull him away from the building.
"Caroline! Get back!" Someone pushes me lightly.
*crack* I look back "get back!" Clip shouts back
I look in the window and Daniel looks up at the building before turning to Thomas and pushing him as hard as he could. Thomas falling back out the window.
*boom* the house collapses in on itself
"Daniel!" I scream "oh my god!" I cry and pull my hair... "No!"
"Argh!" I hear the screams and run towards the building, or what's left of it. Thomas screaming in agony as flames eat away at his legs. Oh my god!
I look at the beam... He went in for Sam! I grab the beam. The heat melting my skin instantly and i grit my teeth growling through it. I roll it off and my hand stick to the wood. I pull them free and hold them to my body. Thomas cries and groans beside me. I link his arm through mine and start pulling him back with all my strength. Someone grabs him from me and starts pulling him "I got him Caroline!" I look at Whiley pull him away.
I fall to my knees and look at my hands, the open flesh on my hands...I look over at Sam. They've take his shirt off and and pulling him about.
Trudy clinging to Thomas. Both of them crying as they hold eachother.
Chris sits up looking around dazed... And the house...
Its gone. And taken Daniel with it
Everything broken. Nothings right!
I hear coughing and look behind me at Sams chest raising heavily...
My stomach cleanches and I feel a bubble... I look at my stomach... As another little bubble pops on my stomach. I put my hand there and look at the sky. Is this your way of letting me know everything will be alright? What have I done to deserve this?
I close my eyes. I beg forgiveness for the man... I had to do it... I had to... I couldn't lose Sam for someone to cause such pain. Harriot, Rosie, Daniel... Their all gone!
"Caroline" I look over at Clip and he takes the back of my hands. Then moves my hair to look at the cut on my head that I can feel pulsing and still bleeding "you need a doctor"
"I'm the least of anyone's worries right now"
He sighs and pulls me into his chest "Sam's asking for you"
"Hes ok?" I cry into his chest.
"Hes hurt Caroline... Pretty badly"
Chris comes over to me with tears in his eyes "I'm so sorry Caroline! I'm so, so sorry!"
I feel my bottom lip wobble "I... Its..." I shakes my head and wraps arms round him "I need to go see Sam"
He nods and wipes his tears away.
I head over to Sam, his breathing heavy, his face still black with suut. I fall to my knees and put my forehead to his and sob "I thought you was dead!"
"I'm here" he croaks "how'd I get out?"
I tighten my eyes "Thomas and Daniel came in to get you"
He closes his eyes "idiots... Are they alright?"
I bite my lip "Thomas has uh... His legs are burnt and look broken"
"And Daniel?" I can't look him in the eye. I just close my eyes and let my tears fall "Caroline?"
"He pushed Thomas out the house as it went down Sam... He didnt get out"
He looks up at me, tears falling from his eyes, taking the black from him face "hes dead?"
"I'm so sorry Sam!"
"Your alright? The baby?" He sobs, grabbing the skirts, looking like he just needs to hold something
"Dont you worry about me darling..."
"Out of the way! Out of my way!" I look up and move as the doctor falls beside Sam "oh Mr. Gibbons... You've got yourself in a bit of a mess haven't you!" He holds something to his chest, listening. Clicking into his ears and opening his eyes wide. Moving his finger side to side. Sam follow.. He nods and goes down to his legs. Squeezing his toes "you feel this?"
"Yeah"
"Alright. Broken ribs. Youve inhaled a lot of smoke. Concussion. And burn... All of which... You should heal"
I look down at him and can't help but smile. Kissing him heavily.
"Mrs Gibbons" he pulls me up and looks into my eyes, moving his finger side to side "have you had pains in your stomach? Your back? Bleeding?" I look down to Sam who looks panicked
"I'm fine"
He takes my hands and stares at them "your hands are badly damaged... I dont know how bad the outcome will be"
I frown "what do you mean?"
"Ive not seen burns like this before..." He turns them "your hands... I dont know the extent of permanent damage" he sighs and looks at my head "and this will need to be sorted"
"What permanent damage?"
He sighs "burns... You can use burns to kill nerves... Uh, the things that make you feel. If these burns have gone through enough skin, they could have destroyed the nerves, so-"
"So, I won't be able to feel what I touch?"
He sighs and nods "thats right"
YOU ARE READING
A CowBoys Rose
RomanceAfter a week of being in America, I had lost all hope of keeping my sanity. The wonderful new world was everything I'd hoped it not to be! They have no stability at all! Yet I stayed, my mother and father would have turned in their graves! But wha...