Date – Season finale twenty ten
Storyline – Charlie's store catches on fire after a Christmas party with most of the residents trapped inside
Characters – Rachel, Zeke, Declan, Didge, Ringo, Donna, Kate, Summer, Andrew, Natasha, Sophie, Callum, Toadie, Sonya, Steph, Lucas, Elle, Rebecca, Oliver, Libby and many more
Chapter One: Blazing inferno
Well I believe it all is coming to an end I think you turn, turn the clock, but I don't really know
Oh well, I guess we're gonna pretend
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
And I can't remember caring for an hour or so
Started crying and I couldn't stop myself
I started running but there's nowhere to run to
Rachel
"Merry Christmas!" I cheered along with everyone else as the clock struck twelve. Looking around I noticed eight of our number had headed home. Libby, Callum, Sophie, Toadie, Sonya, Kate, Didge, India and Rebecca were gone.
"So, heading home soon?" Declan asked from beside me, I had sort of forgotten he was there as he'd been talking to his brother, while I'd struck up a conversation with Summer Hoyland. It'd been nice to see her again.
"I don't know" I shrugged downing the last mouthful of my orange juice "what about you? I thought you would have left already"
"No, I told Didge I'd meet her at home in an hour or so" he said "I probably should get going soon". The cheesy Christmas carols started up again from a CD player behind the bar Dec and I were leaning on. "Want to dance?" he asked, bowing and offering his hand. I laughed and took it.
We soon joined Ringo and Donna, Zeke and Kate, Lucas and Steph and Natasha and Andrew on the dance floor. "So enjoying being back in Erinsborough?" he asked as he spun me around
"I guess" I said stumbling as I came to a stop "it's been really good to see you all again and all, but I can't help but think Ramsay Street's a whole new world these days. He laughed and nodded
"I've got to agree with you there, I barely know what's going on half the time" he admitted. I was about to reply but was cut off by the strong smell of smoke and somebody coughing. "Dec, we have to get out of here now!" I exclaimed jerking my head towards the wall of fire emitting from the kitchen. He nodded and trying our best to keep together through a stampede of people we made our way to the door. We didn't have much luck and were soon knocked down by a rush of people. "It won't open!" Summer yelled from the front of the crowd as Declan and I scrambled up.
"Mum said that somebody had been messing with the locks or something" Declan spoke up from beside me "she said that they were faulty"
"Get down!" Dec yelled knocking me to the ground as something in the kitchen exploded, bringing the fire closer towards us.
"Dec you ok?" he didn't say anything, he didn't even move. "Declan!" I turned around to face him. He was lying on the ground, an angry burn down his arm and neck. He was unconscious and wasn't breathing. "Come on Dec, don't do this to me now, and please don't do this" I felt around for a pulse and luckily there was a faint one.
"Please Dec, breathe Dec please" I begged as I dragged him and I under the bar into what I hoped was a safer position. I could hear the ambulance and fire bridged sirens getting closer and closer, louder and louder.
"Just hold on please" I begged "help will be here soon"