So this a short story that isn't in my Something Golden series (but I'm still working on that, don't worry) I just had this idea for a long time and finally wanted to get it out and see what people think. So please r&r and i'll put up the next chapter :). The song the title and lyrics come from is 'Running Up That Hill' by Placebo. I don't own the characters or the song used. Credit goes to the rightful owners.
... My stomach gave a violent start and turned into a hunk of ice. The world was spinning around me, and blobs of faces and visions of things past were dancing in the red mist that covered the lot. It swirled into a mass of colors and I felt myself swaying on my feet. Someone cried , "Glory look at the kid!" And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly.
I remember thinking before I hit the ground, that this was really happening. Johnny and Dallas were dead. Johnny, my best friend and Dallas, a good buddy who put his neck on the line and helped me out when he didn't have to. They were dead, gone, and both of them under the age of 20. And it was my fault, all my fault.
'It should be me.' I remember wishing. 'I should've gotten hurt in the fire, not Johnny.' That was the last thing I thought before everything went black.
"If I could
make a deal with God
and get Him to swap our places
be running up that road,
be running up that hill,
be running rup that building"
Everything was really white for a few moments. I had no idea where I was, or if I was anywhere for that matter. It was almost as if I weighed nothing, and I was floating through space or something. Next thing I knew, everything was movinb real fast, then it stopped.
I was now in a very hot room, there was yellow and orange flames surronding me, and I was very confused. What was I doing here? Did I die and go to hell or something? But for some reason, as confused as I was, I wasn't scared.
"Shut up! We're goin' get you out!" I heard Johnny yell. I looked in front of me and he was there. So I was back at the curch, saving the kids again. I knew how this was going to end, and I wasn't gonna let it happen again. I knew I still had to save the kids though. I grabbed one, knowing he was gonna bite me I braced myself.
"For Pete's sake get outa there! The roof's gonna cave in any minute. Forget those blasted kids!" Dally yelled from outside, like I knew he would. But Johnny and I kept going like we did last time. It was getting hotter, I started coughing again, and it was hard to stand up. All the kids were out now, and me and Johnny were left in the blazes.
"Get out!" Johnny said pushing me toward the window. No, no. This wasn't gonna be like last time, I wasn't gonna let Johnny die again. I moved out of the way and pushed him toward the window instead.
"No! Go Johnny!" I yelled to him, but he wouldn't move.
"What the hell are you doing Pony? We gotta get outa here or we're dead!" He said to me.
"I know, but just get out first, trust me. Hurry!" I said shoving him now. This time he he went out it and I saw Dally grab him, he was fine. I did it, I saved Johnny. Now I needed to save myself.
I looked around, but the flames were spreading fast. Any minute now they'd be in the way of the window. "Ponyboy! He's still in there!" I heard Johnny yell from outside. The roar of the fire was so loud his voice sounded quiet.
"Well what should I do?" Dally yelled back at him. I knew I should've of stayed where I was, but figuring Dallas might not be willing to save me, I slowly started running to the window to get out of here.
"You gotta save him!" Johnny's voice again. It sounded closer now. Maybe I could make it out of here safe again. But next thing I knew, the floor crumbled under me. I screamed as I fell, and landed with a thud on the ground. It hurt, but it wasn't too bad of a fall luckly. I tried to stand up, but as I did, hot floor boards hit me on my back, and one on my shoudler. As they did I went through my whole body like lighting and I fell to the ground again. Above me I heard Dally's voice and another I didn't know calling my hand. I wanted to respond, but the pain was so overpowering I couldn't. The voices soon faded, and everything was black.