More Than Just A Tag (Slow Updates)

Chapter 14: Dreams of the Dead...

Hey guys!! I'm gonna keep this short and try not to take up your time, but I might not update The Entity for awhile. School has just started up and instead of leaving one of the big books, I decided it would be best to leave The Entity alone for now... More unfit will be on The Entity!

~Enjoy!

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A few days later, I'm free to go from the hospital. The only thing to worry about would have been the bill, if it hadn't been for Dragon to pay before he left.

'He knows I have money, so what's the point of paying for me?'

I just let that thought go and make a note to ask him about it when I have the time. Because right now? I have a buttload of homework to do.

'Seriously?! I was in the freaking hospital for a week, and unconscious! The least they could do was give me a break!'

I was silently complaining about the load work I had to dig into. That means that I can't go out and sketch a new idea for a tag tonight. I just shake off the disappointing feeling rising up and sit down at my desk. My friends had grabbed all the homework assigned and the teachers had emailed me all the notes taken during class. I just crack my knuckles and begin to work.

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"Kara! Wake up! We need to get out of the house!"

I jolt up out of my nap as I hear someone yelling and shaking me to wake me up. I look around in a panic and meet the panic induced grey eyes of my nanny.

"Come on! We need to get out!" She yells at me.

I'm thrown out of my dream like state as she pulls me out of bed and shoves a coat on me before trying to get the door open. That's when I realize the heat.

"Nancy, why is it so hot in here?"

Nancy turns back around and looks at me, as if silently telling me that she'll tell me later. She then looks a little bit behind me and her face lights up. She starts towards it and as she passes me, I turn around to see the she had grabbed a big woolen blanket and a wooden broom from my closet that was thrown open when she was looking for my coat. I just stand there confused trying to figure out what was going on. While my brain was occupied the room kept getting hotter and eventually, I smelt smoke come from the bottom of my door and I freeze up with realization of what was happening.

'It's a fire!'

Just then I'm snapped out of my thoughts when I feel Nancy wrap the wooly blanket around me. I look back up at her, and she looks at me. I don't know what expression I wore on my face, but if I had to guess, I'm pretty sure I look terrified. The 22-year old woman smiles assuredly at me and then uses the broom to break off the doorknob. She then grabs my hand and we continue out of the room. The temperature seems to have risen and the whole upstairs area is bathed in a big orange glow from the flames. It seems as if everything is on fire, mostly likely because it is. We look around, trying to find a way out.

When we find an opening, we take it and rush down the stairs down to the last floor. We see the front ginormous doors. I look at Nancy, and I see that we both realized the exact same thing, the doors are too big to get through. We'll never be able to open them. As soon as Nancy realizes that issue, she just gets an even more determined look on her face and looks around for another exit. I look around as well, trying to help. She must have spotted something, because the next I know, she has a vice grip on me arm and is leading me in a different direction I was looking in. My eyes start to water as I start to violently cough after inhaling a huge amount of smoke. I could barely concentrate on where Nancy was taking me. I hear glass breaking and feel someone pick me up. I'm temporarily suspended in the air and a wave of cold air engulfs my body. I lay on the ground as I hear Nancy yell things at me, telling me to go get help. I couldn't get up, but I could scream.

"Help! Someone help!"

"Kara, I know you're stronger than that! Get up! Run and get help!"

With that slight encouragement, I manage to stumble to my feet. I turned around to run and get help, but I heard loud cracking and a loud scream. I turn back around and the last thing I remember before passing out is Nancy's hand, reaching out to me, under a huge pile of burning wood.

"Kara! Wake up!"

A voice makes its way up to my ears. I just groan, and my eyes don't open.

"Kara!"

With that, I finally give up as I feel someone violently shaking me. I may be a deep sleeper, but even I can't sleep through that. I open my eyes and am filled with annoyance. I lift my head up and look around.

'It was just a dream... No. Not a dream, a memory.'

Sadness and anger at myself well up inside me as I remember my nanny whohad died trying to save me. She was more like a mother than my own mother was.

"Kara! Snap out of it! You still have homework to do!"

I'm snapped out of my thoughts quite literaly as the familiar hand of my best friend snaps in front of my face to get my attention. I look up at her and slightly smirk at her, quite amused.

"Why are you so worried about my schoolwork? Not like you're serious enough."

Riley just slightly turns red as she looks away. And mumbles something only I was good enough to hear.

"Well, if I didn't wake you up, you would have failed school. And you can't fil school, cause of our plan."

I just smile at her and tll her not to worry. I turn back to my work and ask her what time it was.

"Um... It's 10 in the evening." Her voice replies.

I just sigh tiredly and stare at myamount of work. It's probably best to get as much done as possible and as quickly and possible. I turn back around and look at Riley.

"Tell Ms.L I'll have to skip dinner, and that I want coffee instead. I might as well get this all done tonight. I'm ulling an all-nighter."

With a nod Riley turns back around and I continue to do my homework.

'This is gonna be a long night...' I think to myself as I loudly sigh.

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Woo! You guys don't know what's been going on behind the scenes. But if you did see what it took to write that update, even the most confident person would develop anxiety. That's  why I'm not gonna be updating The Entity for awhile. Anyways thank you for reading!!

~Swashbukler3000