The Monster Hero

Chapter 9 - Escape Route

I finally fall asleep, when I am awakened by the sounds of footsteps and battle cries.

I creak my eyes open. Everyone else is up and looking around. I get up. I fall back to the ground with my hand on my head. Yesterday was awful.

Something sparks. I look up. Someone set the roof on fire. Everyone in the pit starts running around, panicked. I look over at the door. It is cracked open, and the ladder is on the bottom of the pit. I run over to it. I motion for everyone to get out of the pit.

They start climbing out and running straight for the woods. Or as straight as they can through all the chaos. Some get stabbed and don't make it to the woods, but the ones that don't die, make it all right.

The roof starts to collapse. I start climbing after the last person, but then I hear Harry.

"Help me, Elliott!"

I look back and see Harry stuck under a piece of wall. I run over to help him. I lift and lift and the fire gets closer.

Finally, Harry is free. His leg is in bad shape. I help him toward the exit. I shove him through the door, and some of the others help him toward the woods.

I start climbing, again, when a piece of wall falls on me. I push it off me with every last ounce of strength I have left. I try to walk over to the ladder, but I collapse.

My eyes start to shut. The fire gets closer. I get weaker. Before I pass out, I see blurry figures above me. Then my eyes close and everything goes dark.