After getting close to no sleep last night and my head still hurting I was feeling like crap. But hey! I'm way better off than allot of people so no complaining from me! After getting up out of bed and walking to the sink to wash my face I realized I didn't put another bandage on the cut on my head last night. It was looking pretty rough. The cut was swollen and really red around it. The knot was still there and was starting to bruise so I wet a cold cloth and started dabbing at it. It stung but I knew it had to be clean or it would get infected. After cleaning it I went through the whole bathroom but didn't find anything that resembled a bandage or wound medicine.

"Great, just great…ugh!" I went through the small bedroom to the door and quietly turned the nob to open it. I didn't know if Ruby was awake and I didn't want her to see my head. I don't think she would care but I just didn't want her to see it. I poked my head out and I didn't see anyone but I saw a note on the front door. It said "Going out. Won't be back for a while. –Ruby"

I went to the "kitchen". It was really just a wall with a stove and a mini fridge. The only sink in the place was the bathroom sink in the only bedroom. Ruby and I shared the room but she most of the time stayed on the couch. I searched though the cabinets and finally found a first aid kit with bandages and different medicines. I found a bottle that said "Advil" and took one. I definitely needed it! I grabbed a bandage and ointment to put on my head and went back to the bathroom. I carefully put the stuff on like Shay did. I looked at myself and I did it all wrong. "Oh well. Never been good at this kind of thing." I said to myself.

I braided my long brown hair took my night clothes off and looked at myself in the mirror. My stomach was a little bigger which I was glad of, I was getting too thin. I am tall, about 5'8', thin but not stick thin, with long legs and freckles on my knees. I always thought my freckles were weird but I can't do anything about it. I walked into the bedroom and picked up the shorts I wore yesterday, a white tank top, and a thin grey sweater and put them on. I tied on my Converses and headed outside to get my bike, grabbing my backpack with my drawing supplies in it on the way.

I wanted to go back to 51 but I decided not to. I don't think they really want me around. Shay was just being nice saying I could come back if I wanted to so I decided to go to the park instead and draw. I started on the road the way I always go. As I was going past the firehouse I didn't see anyone, I was almost wishing someone would see me but they didn't.

I got to the park and found a bench and sat down getting my paper and pencils out. I saw this pretty statue and started to draw it. It was a horse standing on its hind legs. Very beautiful I think. The drawing was just starting to look nice when I heard this loud boom and what sounded like glass shattering. I jolted up from the bench and saw smoke coming from a building across the street. I was in the less populated part of town not very businesses just apartments.

I very quickly stuffed my things in my backpack and was about to get on my bike and ride over when I heard a scream coming from a window. I through my bag down and ran as fast as I could over to the building. I could see a woman's head through a 2nd story window. It looked like she was sitting down. The fire was coming out of the 3rd story.

"Why is she not coming out? She needs to come out before the fire gets to her!" I said to myself. She sees me and waves franticly.

"Help us! Please help us!" She still isn't moving anywhere. I didn't hear any sirens and people were starting to stand around. There were a few people coming out of the building coughing and carrying a few things. No one was going to help the woman. I don't know what to do!

I did the first thing I thought of. I ran as fast as I could into the building. When I got in there was smoke already on the bottom floor. I remembered that the woman was on the 2nd story and went up the stairs. I got to the 2nd floor and started opening doors that were unlocked.

"Can anyone hear me!?" I yelled through the smoke. "Hello! Yell if you can hear me!" I got to the last door in the hall and it was open. I let myself in and saw the woman from the window. She was in a wheel chair with a baby on her lap and a toddler standing beside her. She saw me.

"Help us!" The kids were crying and coughing through the smoke. She looked so scared. I ran over to them.

"You have to get out!" I started coughing. The smoke was burning my throat and eyes. I put my arm up to my mouth trying not to inhale the smoke but it didn't help.

"Get the children out! I can't!" I was trying to think of a way to get all of them out but I couldn't. I wasn't strong enough.

"I can't just… l-leave you!" I said trying to talk through the burning in my lungs. The kids were crying and still coughing worse.

"Yes you can! Take the children and get them out! You have to save them!" She yelled through her own tears and coughing. I went over and picked the baby up, it was a girl about a year old, and grabbed the little boy's hand. I looked over at her and she kissed them both. She put her hand up to my cheek and seemed to be thinking. "You are so beautiful." She said through tears. "Thank you. Now go! Get them out!"

I walked as fast as I could with the little boy following beside me. He was coughing worse now and seemed to have trouble breathing. I took my sweater off and gave it to him. "Put this over your mouth and nose. Ok? Breathe through it!" He nodded and did as I said. I put the baby as close to my chest as I could and started going down the hall. As we got to the stairs I saw the fire right above us. I couldn't breathe and the smoke was getting hard to see through but I kept going with the little boy in tow. I was almost to the bottom floor when I heard a crash. Part of the sealing had fallen and the stairs were blocked. "Come.. on 51! Please get here.. and h-help us!" I said between my coughing. Just as I said that I saw the front door open and two Squad 3 firemen come in and they see me and run over. I couldn't go any farther. I couldn't breathe. It was all I could do to keep holding the little girl.

I looked up and one of the men picked up the little boy and ran out. Through the smoke and my tear filled eyes I saw Kelly. He picks me up with the baby in my arms.

"Lilah it's going to be ok. I've got you." He said looking at me through his mask. I saw his eyes. His beautiful blue-grey eyes…