Ablaze

I was never afraid of light but this was a nightmare. So bright, my eyes could not see anything clearly. I looked around with my eyes almost closed, whatever little I could see. It was so bright as if the sun was right in front of me. The smell of the rotten woodwork reached my nose. I could hear screams. It was as if I was going to melt down anytime, any moment. The room became hotter with each passing second. Never have I thought that I would have gone through such a fearful day.

What did I expect and what just happened? A month of trip out to my parent’s house after the ordeal at college… what a mistake I have done. I just hope they are safe. Thank God I send them to the movies today; but here I am… fighting with life and death with the only hope of surviving this horrendous situation I am in.

‘Boom! Creeeeekkk… Boom!’ the sound kept on unremittingly, floating through the damp moisten air of fumes and smoke. Sitting under the table with my legs crossed I look into the distant. The curtains were falling off and in the blink of my eye they mixed away into a cloud of dust and ashes. Red and blue lights were reflecting off the window glass which implied that the police and the firemen were here. With the hope of being saved I sat down patiently calling my savior, my God. The temperature seemed to increase quite a bit. Glancing at my wristwatch I saw it was half past midnight…

Suddenly a pillar broke down crashing through the ground and going below. The whole place was tearing apart. With great courage I stood up. The road towards the main door was broken. All I could see was the basement and the fallen pillar from up here. It was one of those times I really wanted a superhero to be real. Wish superman came to save me now! As I took my first step a gush of pain ran through my whole body. I understood I had torn a ligament when the plank of wood above fell on my leg as I was going to take cover before this incident had started. Dragging myself to the bathroom I noticed myself in the mirror. Was it me? Who is this? Before I could even register a thought in my mind a loud noise broke out. Another pillar had just fallen. My time was short. I needed to get out, but how? Looking up at the walls of the bathroom I initiated my observation to search for a ventilator. Perhaps a broken wall through which I can squeeze through. Something to save me…

The place was silenced. With my hands held tight I sat at my previous spot anticipating a miracle. I knew I had no strength to save myself. Thousands of thoughts were running through my mind… Is this hell? Perhaps it’s a dream? What mistakes did I do in life, to fall in such a position? I don’t want to die this way… but… but… my time is short! Never should I had come home!

The amount of carbon dioxide increased greatly in the room. Very soon I began to cough. I coughed so hard… felt like my intestines and my lungs will burst out. Breathing became difficult. No sound whatsoever. It was so hushed that the only sound I could hear was the rage of the fiery walls and ceilings and the tick-tock of my wristwatch. Each tick and each tock felt like a signal of my expiry. All people might have left maybe. Taking one last breath with great difficulty I closed my eyes, listened and thought with a smile on my face… I am now alone… stranded in this very house where I began my life and now here it ends.