overlooked; z. herron

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me and zach wake up pretty early and head downstairs to make breakfast.
normally that's jonahs job but he slept extra this morning.
i don't care.
gives me time to chef it up.
i just cook up some homemade pancakes.
zach watches me to make sure i behave with the stove.
jonah eventually joins us.

"wow! look at y/n cooking. i'm impressed." he says sarcastically.

"hey, i want to cook but i'm either working or you're cooking cause you're the 'best cook of the house'." i reply give him a side eye and a smirk.

"hey, at least i cook for you all." jonah said back with attitude.

"not today jonah, i'm not in the mood." i sigh while i continue cooking.

there's just silence.
jonah goes to sit down in the living room and zach goes to sit at the island.
zach goes on his phone.
i throw pancakes on the stove and than rush to the bathroom before the side cooking finishes.
zachs so into his phone he doesn't notice.

beep beep beep

i suddenly smell smoke as the beeping continued.
i heard yelling and brisk footsteps.

"y/n! where the fuck are you! we gotta get outta here!" zach yells.

i try my best to finish.
i open the door to see fire blocking my way out.

"FUCK!" i yell and close the door.

i started to cry and tried to call zach.
he quickly answered.

"baby! where are you!" he yelled but in a worried way.

"im, i'm locked in the downstairs bathroom. whatever you do, do not come in, i'll be ok baby." i try to calm him and myself down.

"no y/n i'm no-" my phone died.

i yell and cry and turn on cold water in the sink.
i lay down on the ground cause i remember that heat and smoke rises.
so as the small room quickly fills with smoke i can try to stay safe as long as i can.
i wet a washcloth and put it over my nose and mouth.
i breathe through it.

"y/n!" i hear corbyn's voice yell and get closer.

"corbyn no! get out!" i yell and try to limit my breath.

soon the door flys open and i see corbyn.
i see water in front of the door indicating that he threw water down.
he grabbed me and put his wet shirt over my face.
he covers his mouth and runs us out of the house.
we make it out and i'm just relieved i made it out alive.
i just hug corbyn as we sit on the curb in front of our house which was slowly burning.
i was gonna ask why no one tried to extinguish it but than i remembered that jack used it like last week for an accidental fire he made in the backyard.
we only had one working extinguisher and used it for something stupid.
i sobbed into corbyn's bare chest.
the fire trucks soon arrived and we moved out of their way so they could do what they need to.
i walked over to zach and kiss him.

"zach, i love you. i knew you wouldn't have been able to get me out with the crutches." i hug him.

"silly you know i would've walked on it anyway to get you." he said kissing my forehead and wiping my tears with his thumbs.

i rest my head in his chest and he rocks us back and forth.
he shushes me and keeps me calm so i don't have a panic attack.
corbyn walks over to us and places his hand on my back and rubs my back.

"y/n, it's not your fault." he says hugging me.

"yes it is corbyn! i left for one fucking second and i burn the house down." i yell at him through short breaths and sobs.

zach tries to pull me back cause he knows where this is going.

"i fucked up! just like every other fucking day. CLEARLY i wasn't good enough for zach because he fucking cheated!" i yell pushing him away now standing alone. "once a cheater, always a fucking cheater." i yell at zach and corbyn.

i walk off and try to get fresh air, away from the smoke.
i walk down to the beach.
daniel follows.
he takes a picture.

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i walk over to the shore line and take deep breaths.
daniel rubs my back.
i look at the smoke that is in the air not far from here.
i sigh.
all happened because i had to pee.

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