Matters of Consequences

Matter of Consequences

The sight of Alicia being forced into the Ford Ranger by 2 burly men made Marcel furious. He's tired of this world. Tired is not the word to describe what he's feeling. He feels angry. Angry at this unfair society. Angry at how people are being punished just because they can't afford a better life. How can they? Society oppresses these people just because they don't get their bills paid by their Daddy Warbucks. So he decided to save Alicia from this wretched life. In his mind, he said "I want the Ford Ranger where Alicia is in to get into a car accident. With all the people except Alicia to be dead.". BANG! The loud, explosive bang echoed through the quiet eerie mist of the night. Marcel jolted up and immediately ran downstairs. His heart is pounding, his head is throbbing, but his eyes were filled with the burning adrenaline and his mind was set on one thing: "Diyos, sana mabuhay pa si Alicia".

Marcel arrived at the scene. The car crashed into a nearby lamp post and puddles of flaming gasoline were everywhere. Bodies that looked like they were made of steel mammoths were severed in half and different parts were sticking out of the window. Marcel ripped a piece off his shirt and used it to cover his mouth. He ran into the flames and looked frantically for Alicia. The flames welcomed him with their fiery, passionate kisses. Leaving marks of what looked like severe hickeys on his limbs. Marcel tried with all his might to push away the heavy body parts of the steel mammoths. Sweat was dripping down his face, his eyes were growing wilder and wilder, desperate for a sign of life and a way to get out of this burning hell. All of a sudden, he heard a series of loud knocks at the trunk. "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE THERE!" a female shouted. Marcel rushed to the trunk and pried the trunk open with the last of his strength. Once it flung open, it almost knocked him into the fire's need for the human touch but Alicia managed to catch him with her feet. She pulled him up and turned around, signalling to untie her. Marcel grabbed instead a piece of glass which burned his hand. While Marcel was cutting the ties, he felt a sting that was unbearable to even the strongest bodybuilder. But he pushed on, because all he cared about was getting out of that hellhole.

The ties were cut open and Alicia quickly turned around. Alicia, relieved, hugged Marcel as a way to say thank you. Marcel, tired out by his efforts, turned into a pot of noodles amidst the flames and almost became overcooked. Thanks to the reflexes of Alicia, she caught the pot of noodles and quickly ran through the flames, carrying the noodles. Before they were a second too late, the two were able to escape and the car was overwhelmed by the pleasure of the passionate, explosive flames.

Alicia laid Marcel down. Marcel opens his eyes for a bit to look at Alicia. The two stare at each other straight into their eyes and Alicia said "Hey Noodles, who are you and why did you save me?". Marcel was amused that she called him Noodles. This is what he gets for never getting to know her more. Marcel smiles with a glimmer of hope at Alicia. His vision gets blurry, darkness is beginning to shroud his vision. Before darkness takes over, he pulls Alicia close to his face. 3 cm apart, he could feel the warm breath of the woman. He tilted his head up to reach her ear and whispered

"We need to leave. Now.".