10 years ago….
Deliora cries rang throughout the town. Fire was ablaze and buildings crumbled to the ground. People in the once quiet streets panicked and ran in all directions.
It was hard to believe that just moments before, my family was all sitting down to dinner, but now, all that was changed as my mom and dad struggled to move pieces of the second floor out of the way so we could escape the burning building.
The flames were closing in and the air was getting thick,but all we could manage was a gap big enough to fit only a child through.
A child like me.
Dad wiped his brow and turned to me, "There's not enough time and the gap's only big enough for you to go through.I want you to get out and find Gray and his parents and stay close to them."
" But what about you?" I asked. Surely they were coming too.
" There's not enough time for us, you'll just have to leave without us."
"But-" I began to protest. I couldn't imagine losing mom and dad. What would I do without them?
" Go!" mom said, "Before it's too late!" Mom helped me through the gap. It was a tight fit but I managed to squeeze through.
With a last glance, I ran to the door and made my way outside where I was met with my best friend, Gray, running towards me.
"Erica!" He said when he slowed down at my side. "I'm glad you're alright." He grabbed my hand. "C'mon! Let's get out of here!" We began running through the crowded streets.
"Where's your mom and dad?" He asked. "Are we meeting up with them or something?"
"No…" I said "They...didn't make it." A tear fell down my cheek, but I wiped it away.
"Oh…" there was a moment's pause. "I'm sorry," He said, "mine either." Gray looked like he was about to cry too and could hear anger in voice. "Let's just keep going."
" Wait,where are we going?"
"I don't know,but let's just focus on getting out of here first."
We ran towards the edge of town in silence. We stopped for a moment to catch our breaths and Gray took my hand again and we continued to run. My legs were beginning to ache and I was growing tired,but I kept running. That is, until I was suddenly pulled face-first in the cobblestone.
I looked behind me and saw that a large piece concrete fell on my leg. I tried to pull my leg free but it was no use.I was stuck.
"What's wrong?" Gray asked coming to a stop.
" My leg's stuck." I said giving it another tug.
He must have heard something because he looked up. I looked up,too to see what he was looking at and my heart dropped.
The structure that loomed over us began to crumble. In a panic, I attempted to free my leg as fast as I could but it still didn't move.
Gray ran over to my side and tried to help me.
" What are you doing?" I asked. If he was with me when that building fell, it would crush him too.
"What does it look like I'm doing?I'm trying to free you" He said trying to lift the concrete slab.
"But if you stay here any longer you'll get crushed too!" I didn't want to lose Gray too.
"Does it look like….I care?" I could feel the concrete begin to lift up from my leg. "Wherever you go….I go….If you die….I die," Finally, the concrete slab was lifted off of my leg. However , the building above us continued to crumble.
"Whatever happens," Gray said panting and sweating, "I will always be with you,Erica.I promise."
As if his words were a trigger, the building gave way and everything went black until I was woken up by the sound of a woman's voice calling from far away "Lyon! We've got survivors!"