Broken

Broken Chapter 23

~~~~~~MICHAELA POV~~~~~~~~

It's a low rumble at first. Like a firework, but slower. And second by second, the rumble growls into my stomach. It takes a minute for me to register what's happening. Then it hits me hard. Like running into a wall. The building was rupturing. It was falling. We were on the top floor. We were falling down right now.

My message got confirmed about a millisecond later. The walls fell in, the floor was breaking up and my hands flew to protect my head. And I was scared.

Before I could think of anything to do, anything to help me, I fell through the floor. I fell down all the way to the bottom. I fell down 5 floors. And boy, did it hurt. I could almost see their words in my head. Or maybe the fall just made me crazy. Mom was saying bye and dad was too. And my old dog was calling out to me, barking, as if to invite me to the other side. Or maybe I'm just going crazy. The heat was making me dizzy and I even drifted off. Just for a minute but it felt so real. So like death. I could tell there was fire surrounding me. But the walls were caving in. Ha, isn't this a great way to go out? the heat was causing my body to shut down. I was dying and I was hurt and I really wanted to live. Please.

~~~~~~~~OLIVIA POV~~~~~~~~~

The last thing I knew, was from the ambulance I was rushed into. The building fell. The debris was flying everywhere, hurting people within a 30 yard radius and damaging people anywhere near the scene. Alexia, the nurse, practically threw the carrier into the back of the ambulance and screamed at the drivers to step on it, now. So we drove away, with the back doors flying open and people running and 5 random people jumped into the back of the ambulance. 4 students and a teacher. They would be picked up at the hospital. We got there in no time with only minimal damage to the back of the ambulance. When we were in the room, I finally got to see the characters that jumped on the ambulance.

The teacher I knew right away. Mrs. Pumphrey. I almost groaned out load and tried to sit up straight at the same time. She was a good teacher, I guess but she was extremely strict. When I tried to sit up, my spine shot pain through my back. I slumped back down.

One of the kids was Briana Maxey. I knew her from school and we were pretty good friends. I have her a feeble smile and she tried to return it but we both just slumped down and sighed.

Another kid I recognized as Alexis Lawson. She was really funny and one of my good friends. But she was violent too and she threw me to the ground once. The moment seems so far away, though it was just weeks ago.

Then there was this crying blonde girl. Amy Apgar. She knew Jarred really well. I think they're dating. Poor Amy. But I won't give out pity. This was a life changing event for all of us.

Then there was this real quiet kid. A boy. He just looked crestfallen. He looked how I felt. A smear of ash crossed his face and he had a hole in his jeans. I didn't recognize him.

A nurse came in. Alexia. "Hi y'all. Your parents should be here to pick y'all up momentarily. " Her voice was thick with a southern accent.

I got up, really painfully. I walked out. Nobody batted an eye. I walked past rooms, looking for a water fountain. I found one, next to a large room with dozens of hospital beds. I was instantly curious. I walked in after taking a long drink.

Everyone was there. Dead. Almost everyone I knew at school was on a hospital bed. Most not breathing. And it was all my fault.

I died inside.