I wake to an alarm blaring.
Rushing feet on the building stairs,
Intense heat surrounds me.
I jump out of bed and run to my window.
Sirens blaring, people crowding, rushing out the building doors, flames on the rooftop roar.
I run through the apartment.
My family's heading out the door.
Sudden fiery debris blocks my path!
Backing up, back into my room.
The fire espape, my next escape.
Open window, I'm slipping out.
Turn to leave, more debris falls in my path!
I scream.
I'm trapped, the heat and smoke consume me.
Silent cries for help go unnoticed.
A green figure is suddenly there.
He holds out his hand to me.
His appearence is shocking, not scary, but one of concern.
I take his hand and he sweeps me off my feet.
Rushing cool night air takes the place of smokey heat.
Two roofs away he lets me down.
I stare up into his knowing eyes.
A commotion shifts my gaze.
I turn back around and he is gone, nothing but the flap of his band tails to be seen.
But I never forget a face that cares.
He is:
My Savoir.