Of all the people- of all the FUCKING PEOPLE LEFT IT NEW YORK IT JUST HAAAAAAAD TO BE AARON BURR
But I digress, you probably don't even know who the fuck I'm talking about. Let me explain
Blah Blah Blah, High School enemies, Blah Blah worked at the same Law Firm, Blah Blah I may or may not have ruined his chance for the promotion he had been fighting for. In case you can't tell, I really do not give a lot of shits about this guy
But if he could be trusted, his daughter needed help, so I would put aside my instinct to strangle this man and help him. I lowered my arms and let them hung limply by my sides "Re-introductions later" I said, getting back to business "Where is your daughter??"
For a moment, Aaron looked just as pissed as I felt, but soon he sighed and his face became full of worry again "We were walking and she accidentally stepped on a loose man hole cover. It fell in, and so did she" He explained
"Yes I got that, I heard you loudly advertising you despair, I mean where is the man hole??" I asked. Aaron huffed angrily "Two blocks over" He said and turned "Hurry" He called over his shoulder before taking off quickly down the street
Stupid motherfucker and his long ass legs-
I sighed and ran to catch up with Aaron. He suddenly stopped about two blocks away from where he had meet and looked around before booking it to an open hole in the middle of the street. "Why the hell were you even walking in the middle of the street?!" I asked, exasperated by the idiocy of some people
"We've walked on this street for weeks, we've been fine" Aaron said and grabbed a flash light from a pack he had on his back before shinning it into the hole "Theo?!" He called out desperately. A moment later, A young girls voice called up "Papa?! Is that you?!" it said. "It's me baby cakes, it's ok, I'm here and I brought help!!" Aaron called down into the hole before turning back to me
"Please tell me you have rope or something-" he said quickly and I rolled my eyes "I'm not an imbecile like you are. How strong are you??" I asked as I set my pack down to fish my rope out. "Depends on how much you weigh" Aaron said and looked back down into the hole
"Not much, crazy what a near apocalyptic situation does to you" I said and began to tie the rope like a harness around my waist and chest before giving the other end to Aaron "If you drop me, I swear I will climb out of that hole and kill you myself if we don't get spotted by a gang of Lobsters first" I said
Aaron took the free end of the rope and nodded "Understood-" he mumbled then turned his attention back to the hole "Hang on Theo, we're going to get you out!!" He called down. Silence followed which I took to mean that the little girl, Theo, had gotten the message
I sat down at the edge of the man hole with my feet dangling in. I looked back up to make sure Aaron was ready before sliding off of the edge and into the dark hole. I only fell for about a foot or two before the rope caught and I jerked to a stop
"Holy hell-" Aaron cursed and I looked up to see him struggling to keep the rope from sliding too much too quickly "Don't you dare drop me-" I warned again "Yeah I know!!" Aaron called down before starting to lower me down deeper into the hole
The further down I went, the darker and colder it was, but the cool air was welcome when compared to the perpetual heat of the outside
The light from the outside, and the powerful beam from Aaron's flashlight was enough to light up the way all the way to the bottom. Eventually I touched ground and began searching for the girl, who I found curled up in a corner as far away from the light as possible
Theo looked to be around the same age as my son Phillip, and I could definitely see the resemblance to her father, even with a gas mask obscuring part of her face. She looked up at me, pushing her curly pigtails out of her face "A-are you here to rescue me??" She asked and I nodded "I am, my name is Alexander, and I know you dad, now let's get you out of here" I said calmly. Hey I'm a dad, I know how to talk to scared kids
Theo got up carefully, cradling her left arm as she moved "I'll look at your arm once we get out of here and to somewhere safe ok?? How does that sounds??" I asked and Theo nodded "Ok mister.." she said and made her way over to me "How are we gonna get back up??" She asked
"Your dad is up at the top, he'll pull us out" I said and that answer seemed to satisfy the girl "Grab on" I said and crouched down a bit. Theo attached herself as best she could to my chest and I held her close so she wouldn't fall "Get us outta here!!" I called up and soon we were being lifted out of the hole
After a couple painful minutes for Aaron, we were out and back on the street. I helped Theo out of the hole before hoisting myself up onto the rim. Once Aaron saw we were both out and on solid ground, he dropped the rope and collapsed in a heap trying to catch his breath. Theo ran over to him "Papa are you ok?!" She asked worriedly and Aaron held up a thumbs up "I'm ok baby cakes" he wheezed before pushing himself up into a sitting position
Theo hugged him tightly with his good arm and sobbed with relief "Papa I was so scared, I thought I would be stuck down there!!" she cried and Aaron held his daughter close "I know, but you're safe now" he said before looking over at me "Thank you" he said and I nodded curtly back in response "This has been sweet and all, but we should really get out of the street and into cover. Besides I have my own son to look after" I said and got up, untying the makeshift harness from my mid-section
"Of course, didn't mean to keep you for long. I'll be seeing you around I guess" Aaron said and got up, picking up Theo with him. "Oh no" I said "As much as I hate saying this, but I have to look at Theo's arm, so looks like we'll be spending a bit more unwanted time together"
(Literally just wrote this in Spanish and Chemistry cause I no longer give any fucks about school)
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Ashen Heart
AbenteuerEveryone knew it was coming, but when it came, no one was prepared. The Yellowstone Volcanic eruption took out much of the Unites States, except for parts of the Eastern Coast which luckily took a minimal blow. Years later though, things have change...
