Chapter 2

Fire

Leo dropped the bag of food and looked at the town in shock. We went over to the gate. The gate was closed.

"What's going on and how do we get in?" I asked in fear.

"I don't know." Leo replied.

It was nearly night. We saw the fire getting brighter while the sky was getting darker. We could hear the fire crackle getting louder while the fire spread around the town. I looked at the brick walls. They looked climbable.

"Leo."

"What?"

"I think we can climb the walls." I said.

"Let's hurry and start climbing!" Leo yelled

We ran to the walls and started grabbing on to the stone bricks. I was using all my strength to climb this wall. I could hear people screaming. I then tried harder to climb. I grabbed one of the stones and my hand flung off the wall. I was not balanced. I could feel my other hand slowly sliding off the other stone. I was about 8 feet high. I started to freak out and swung my hand towered another stone. Then my other hand slipped both of my hands had no grasp on any stone. I started to fall when I then felt like I was hovering.

"Always here for you." Leo said.

"Thanks." I replied.

"Common hurry," Leo said.

I started climbing again and reached the top of the wall we were about 20 to 25 feet high. I looked down and got a little woozy. The town was blazing in heat.

"What the heck happened?" I yelled.

"I don't know." Leo said "But do you see that?"

"See what?" I replied.

Leo then pointed to a field. There was some small amount of light in the distance. I could also see some small tents.

"Oh that."

"Meric!"

I then immediately recognized whose voice that was.

"Mom!"

"Down here!"

"Were coming down to help!" Leo yelled.

Leo then started to climb down the brick wall. I didn't know what to do I wanted to help my Mom but not die.

"I'm coming to" I said.

Me and Leo were both climbing down the brick wall when all of the sudden we hear a loud scream. Me and Leo looked down and saw a large and tall person dragging my Mom into the fire and out of the town. I saw Leo's face in anger. Leo then started to climb down I then followed down the wall.

"Leo!" I yelled.

Leo didn't answer he just kept sliding down the wall.

"Leo Stop!" I yelled again.

Leo didn't stop just kept moving. He then made it to the bottom and ran into Moms direction.

"Leo you need to stop you can kill yourself!" I screamed.

I then climbed back up to the wall and chased Leo along the wall.

"Leo come back up on the wall" I yelled.

I was running as fast as I could have been going. I ran about a half a mile on the wall chasing Leo. Smoke was getting into my eyes and it was blocking sight.

"Leo come ba-"

All I heard was a loud thump and then saw nothing.

"Meric!"

I opened my eyes a little and saw lots of blur. I could hear my name over and over being called. I could see blazing fire all around me. I could feel the heat getting closer and hotter.

"Meric wake up!"

I could see a shadow right in front of me and outline of a head. I then sat up I could see fire all around me. It was all a blur.

"Meric we have to go get up!"

I then stood up and felt very dizzy. I almost fell back to the ground but the person grabbed me and started walking in a direction.

"What's going on?" I moaned.

"Just keep walking!"

I then looked at the person that was helping me all I saw was a black shadow of a head nothing new from the last time.

"Almost there just keep moving."

My eyes started to close and my muscles started to fail.

"There up ahead!"

I could see the town gate open. Every step made us further from the fire. The tempter was lowering the closer we got. We then past the gate and the stranger immediately fell to the ground and so did I.