The Midnight Daughter

I stared up at him, the burning pain in my side blurring my vision. We were alone down here. Nothing but us and the sounds of the fire.

"You can't save someone who isn't willing to be saved." His voice came out soft, desperate almost. And for a second, I almost considered turning around and going back to my normal life.

But I couldn't just turn around and give up. Not with the fate of the world in my hands.