Young Writers Society

Chapter 2

Lillian woke up the next morning with no thought of last night. She couldn’t remember anything, and she honestly didn’t wish too. Lillian stretched out her body. Everywhere her back touched the mattress it felt like pins stabbing her. She stood up messaging her back like her doctor recommended her to do weeks ago. She glanced up at her clock across the room and jumped, it was the middle of the day already. Lillian rushed out of her room, aunt Breann was in the kitchen.

When she slightly frowns “Lillian, honey, you feeling alright? I tried to wake you this morning, but you didn't budge”.

Lillian shook her head “I’m fine, have you seen my pills?”

“No,” Breann said, “did you check your side table?”

“Yes,” Lillian said sighing, another thing she must get.

“Does that mean you went to the store? or do I still have to?”

She looked at her grimly “No, I didn’t go. You still need to”.

Lillian disappeared down the hallway to grab her keys.

When she came back into the kitchen, Breann was standing there holding up her coupons.

“Make sure to get some more tea.”

Lillian shook her head kissing her aunt’s cheek before she leaves.

Lillian was driving back from the store when she turned on Sun-street. She saw smoke coming from her high school's roof.

“Oh my god,” she said as she put the car in park.

She tugged her seat belt off and ran toward the school. From there she could see the fire, its red and yellow flames reaching high into the air. Lillian reached into her purse pulling out her phone and dialed fire department.

A girl picked up the phone, “911, what's your emergency?”.

Lillian took a breath and explained everything to the lady.

“Okay,” she said, “some people are heading there now.”

Lillian let out a sigh as she heard the buzz of the line. She sat on the trunk of her care waiting for the police, and the fire department to get there when she heard a high pitch scream. She jumped up looking around, she heard it again, and atamaticly new were it was coming from. Lillian looked around in urgency, but there was no one to help her. The stupid girl, she said as she ran into the school building.

Smoke filled up her lungs, and she let out a fainted caught. “Danm,” she said, “that burns.”

She looked around blindly and listened for another scream, but there wasn’t one. She ran up the stairs, and the heat went up. She opened one of the doors and peeked inside. This must be where the fire was. Coming from. She looked around the room and saw shattered glass everywhere, she shifted her eyes to the teacher desk. She saw a young girl lying on the floor. Her black hair spilled out, she ran to her side shaking her.

“Wake up, wake up please” there was no answer.

Lillian let out another caugh harder this time, they needed to get out of here.