Fire
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They heard the sirens a block away. Ted wasn’t concerned. Fire alarms were always being pulled. A standard student prank.
When they got closer, and saw that the fire trucks were in front of Fawn’s residence, affectionately called Cockroach Towers, Fawn’s eyes grew big but he still didn’t worry. It was a large building, known for its wild parties. Things happened.
It couldn’t be too bad. Folks were starting to drift back in so Ted and Fawn drifted back in with them.
The elevators weren’t working. That meant taking the stairs. Not a problem. Fawn was only on the third floor. The fire must have been upstairs. With each flight, the stairwell got smokier.
“Something’s burning, something’s burning, something’s burning, and I think it’s love,” Ted sang out in his best Kenny Rogers, his voice echoing off the cement walls. Better acoustics than the shower.
“Not funny, Ted.” Fawn puffed.
Why was she breathing hard? This was a breeze compared to the hikes they took in high school. “Oh, relax, Fawn. It’s no big deal. A little fire.”
“No big deal for you.” Fawn scooted under Ted’s arm as he held the door open. ”Its not your room.”
“It isn’t yours either.” Sure the hall was full of smoke but ”What are the chances?”
Turns out, pretty darn good. Firemen were standing in the hallway, putting yellow tape over a blackened door. Not just any blackened door. Fawn’s blackened door.
Oh, crap.
“Ted.” And a blonde head buried into his chest.
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Read more about an older Nancy, Anne’s business partner, in Breach Of Trust, available May 2008
on February 14th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Interesting writing, Kim. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve been coming to your site for a few days and reading the novel as it unfolds in each post. Every time I read the latest bit though, I curiously click on ‘Continue reading…’ and am really disappointed to see this:
“Sorry, no posts matched your criteria, please try and search again.”
I’m wondering if this is unintentional.
on February 19th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Excellent observation hrishi. That IS a bit confusing, isn’t it?
I am always a week ahead in my posting (to ensure I never miss a week) and have already linked to the next post (because I don’t know how to link afterwards without resending to my RSS subscribers). That post isn’t live yet which is why you receive that message.
I’m going to change the wording this week. I’d greatly appreciate it if you could let me know if it still isn’t clear.
Thanks again!
This site is a work in progress.