The warm July air blew against my arms. I felt crazy standing on the doorstep of a man that I didn't know. The town of Port Charles was quite considering the noise that I was use too. Back home the Fourth of July would be a big deal. Fireworks, alcohol….wait what am I talking about I am only 16. That would be my mothers boyfriend downing all the alcohol while she is yelling at him to stop knuckles beat against the heavy wooden door. It's now or never. I pounded against the door again. I could hear footsteps from the other side of the door. I swallowed hard.The flames were growing. The home that I once knew was in front of me. "Nicole I thought you were home?" The man I knew for the four months came up to me and wrapped his arms around me.
"What the hell is going on here. Where's mom?" I said in a panic.
"Nicole where were you?" He said in a stern voice walking towards me.
"I was late, I went…went to a party." I relaxed in his embrace. "Don't tell mom." My eyes met his, I hope they did the pleading for me."I don't think Maria is going to mind." I broke away from my mom's boyfriend's arms and back away from him so I could get a good look at his face. "What is that suppose to mean? Is she in the house? Someone needs to go in the house and find her?" I tried to fight back the tears that were willing to fall. "Unless, she wasn't home, was she? She couldn't have been?" I can't believe I forgot that my mother was home, asleep. Maybe I didn't maybe I just wanted to forget. "I just heard some firefighters say something about a women." He paused before continuing. "It sounded like your mother." He step forward trying to embrace himself around me again. I backed away once more. " Just get away from me." I said still fighting back the tears.
"I'm just trying to help you DAMIT." He said in a demonic voice. As I look at him standing in front of the burning house while he yells at me. I became very scared. "I…" interrupted by the fire fighter. "We have found your mother, she is being sent to the nearest hospital." He said with sympathetic eyes.
"Are you coming?" I yell at him. "I'll…. I'll meet you there." he said in a nervous voice.
"Miss you can ride with your mom in the ambulance if you want." The firefighter says to me. I go to the ambulance and they refused me to ride with mom in the ambulance. My neighbors Mr. and Mrs. O'Riley offer to bring me.
We finally got to the hospital. I'm nervous, I ask the front desk about my mother. The front desk clerk tells me 3rd floor room 303. The elevator ride felt so long. I started to become shaky and my heart was beating very fast. Walking on the floor I was just praying, "Please God please, she needs to be ok." I found room 303 I walk in and no one was there.
"Where is she, were the hell is my mother Maria Corinthos." I yelled and cried at the same time. A nurse and a doctor came up to me.
"I'm sorry Miss Corinthos, we did the best we could." A doctor said holding my hand.
"No, no, no your lying." I said trying to deny the truth that is right in front of me. "Her burns were to severe, her lungs suffered a lot, please accept our sincere condolences." They both walked away, then a women walks up to me.
"Hi there." She says in a sympathetic voice. I looked up at her with teary eyes. "Do you have any family?" I nodded my head no. "Were going to have to put you in a foster home, until we find a permanent home." My eyes widened as I stare at her, I couldn't believe that this is happening my mother dies and now I'm being faced to move in with people I don't know. Just then her cell phone rings. "Excuse me for a minute sweetie, I'll be right back." I nodded my head yes.
I watched her until she couldn't see me anymore. I got up and ran out of the hospital. If she thinks she is putting me in a home she has another thing coming.
Door opens. "Hello… Hello?"