Riley’s POV
Day 18- Wednesday
My eyes fluttered open.
I was not home, but in a house. Not my house.
I saw black, charred wood, burned possessions, and shattered glass.
I smelled burning, but nothing was on fire.
I heard weeping.
I felt scarred and scared.
"Riley. Please be okay." I heard Lindsay's voice so full of sorrow.
"Lindsay." I managed to say weakly.
"Riley?” she looked at me before looking away and calling, “Toby, he's alive!” She then looked back to me, “Oh Riley! We thought you were dead!" she said and I noticed she was holding my hand because she squeezed it tighter in hers.
"Guess I’m not then," I said in a raspy voice, "I'm alive. But I feel like shit."
Then my brother walked into the room, "That's probably because you're bleeding all over since you landed on the glass of the coffee table. So much for shatter-proof glass!" Toby tried to joke with me, but I really wasn't in the mood. He started to dab my cuts by using a cloth with a little rubbing alcohol on it. It stung like CRAZY at first but I felt better after a couple minutes. I bit my lip to avoid screaming.
"What happened?" I asked quizzically, straining my mind to remember what happened before I landed on the table.
"Well," Lindsay began, "we were dancing to slow music when a bomb blew us to the ground. Then you and me got to the basement and you realized Toby was still upstairs.
Then Toby began to explain, "Next you came back upstairs to retrieve me from the corner, and you told me to get down the ladder while you got food. After you got the food, you said you forgot to get water..."
"Just before I reached the fridge, I got blown onto the coffee table." I ended. I remembered why I continued to stay upstairs but had no urge to tell them.
"Yeah," said Lindsay. "Where does it hurt most?"
"My right arm." I replied.
"Well no wonder." Toby said in a serious voice like he was a doctor, "There's a huge gash."
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Did you think Riley would live?
What unspeakable thing do you think is gonna happen next?
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Trauma And Trouble- A Before You Exit FanFic- Book 2
Fiksi PenggemarTwo brothers in an apocalyptic world. Toby and Riley McDonough fought each other, helped each other, and saved each other. They knew some crazy, unexplainable things were happening, but little did they know things would only get worse when they lose...
