As I was walking, I smell a fire. I couldn't see it, but I could still smell it. A few seconds later, I heard some fire truck horns coming down the Ave. I decided to follow the scent and the noise, I was running to where the smell originated from; I came across a four-story apartment, on 69 Elm St., that caught on fire. Everyone was running out of the place. There was an explosion inside and everyone ducked, the fire was getting worse.

A woman ran up to me and yelling, crying, "Help me, please!"

I answer unsure," What? What's the problem?"

She replies in tears, "My children, they're still inside the building. We got separated, I don't see them here."

I answer, "Okay, I'll ask the fire department to come here swiftly."

She hollers, "We don't have time for that, please help me."

I cave and say, "Fine, first I need some rags and a hose."

She asks, "Why do you need that?"

I reply, "It's to make a little barrier for me, so I won't get hurt from the fire."

She nods and runs to the crowd and ask people if they have any rags, while she is gone I was thinking. 'WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO? Did I just sign my death warrant? What happens if I can't find her children, what happens then.' After I while I thought, 'Wait, I can do this. My human abilities increase, even though I'm mortal. It's better than nothing, I will succeed in getting her kids back.'

She runs back to me and says, "Come, I got the rags and I'll show you where the hose is for the apartment."

As we were going through the crowd, something came to mind. I ask, "Not to be rude but how many children are in the apartment and which apartment room or floor?"

She replies, "I have three in total, two boys and a girl. Their names are Adonis, Blaze, and Arielabella. We're on the fourth floor, Rm 410."

I thought, 'Of course, you had to live on the top floor.'

I say, "Wow, what unique names."

I grab the rags put them over me and trying to drench them. But they were drying too fast, and the fire department still haven't shown up.

I scream, "Damn it, forget these rags! Looks like I've to go inside!"

She cries.

I say nicely, "Don't worry, I'll help get your kids. I won't die, don't plan on it happen anytime soon."

I laugh to lighten her mood, but it didn't help the situation at hand. I turn serious and say, "Don't worry, I'll get your children. Do me one thing, tell everybody to run from this place. Don't come closer, when you see me again. I'll scream the details, but now time is ticking. Bye."

I grab the hose and soak my body, I ran into the inferno. I could still hear the mother screaming, "No! Come back! Stop him from hurting himself! I change my mind, comeback!"

People trying to stop me, I could see the place wasn't going to hold any longer. I knew the door wasn't going to last much longer, as a last ditch effort. I jump and roll into the door, as soon as I enter the building; the door collapses behind me.

I thought, 'Well, that won't be one way I'll be using again.'

I holler the names, "Adonis...Blaze...Arielabella."

I repeated this for a few minutes, trying not to gag on the smoke. I focus and try to hear if anything happen.

I heard a faint 'help', I knew where they were I ran up the stairs. But a big pile of burning building landed right in front of me, breaking the stairs. I jump to the railing and grab it. I look down and saw the stairs fall down and being crush.

I was thinking, 'Great, how do you get yourself into these situations of running into bad luck.'

I pull myself and look up that the floor I was on was the bottom floor, so I had to go up four floors and find Rm. 410 or at least search around the area. As I was running, I heard crying and was trying to find where it was.

I could hear clearly, "Someone help! Please help!"

Then I heard another, "Don't worry, we're right here with you. We're scared too, but don't worry mom is going to get help for us. She would never leave us here."

I had to hurry now, because if I don't the building might make a flash fire, or explode or even collapse. I ran up the flights repeating the names.

Until I heard someone, first voice, saying "who is it?"

I shout trying to slow my beating heart down, "I'm a friend of your mother's, where are you?"

The second voice says, "We're in the elevator, it's stuck."

I thought, 'Of all the places to be stuck in, why an elevator? Why not staying in your room? Whatever happen of staying in your room? Or not going to the elevator during a crisis?'

I holler, "Don't worry, I'll get you out! But you have to lead me to you, okay?"

I heard three 'okays' at once.

I asking out loud, "Where is the elevator?"

Third voice asks, "Aren't you near it?"

I holler, "No, I've excellent hearing. I heard your cries for help on the ground floor, now lead me to your location."

The first voice says, "We're stuck between the third and fourth floors."

I thought, 'Great, I still have to go to the fourth floor and open the elevator doors. My water barrier was almost out too, I had to do something before I get burn.'

I scream, "Don't worry! I'll be there soon, just stay calm!"

Third voice says sarcastically, "We don't plan of doing nothing, but remaining CALM!"

I ignore the comment and went to the nearest door, trying to open it by ramming into it but it wouldn't budge. I was getting really annoyed and mad, then I feel this new energy overcoming me. It was amazing, I feel like I was a completely different person, I kick the door down and run to the open window.

The people were screaming, out of all of them I could hear the mother saying, "Don't give up, you can do it. Please do it!"

I shook my head towards the mother, went back into the room. I run to the kitchen turning the water on, grabbing the little hose from the sink and soaking my body again. After that I went back outside, looking down seeing there were camera crews recording this.

I thought, 'Aw shit, I don't want people to see me like this. I have to hurry, the faster I'm finish, the faster I can leave these camera crews before I get caught.'

I turn around and I was jumping from floor to floor outside, grabbing onto rails, pipes anything that'll help me. As I was reaching the top, I could hardly breathe. I inhaled too much of the smoke, but I knew if I didn't do this those kids will die. So I force myself up and I was of the fourth floor balcony of some random apartment, I broke down the door and ran back inside.

I yell, "Are you guys okay?"

First voice says, "Where are you?"

I holler, "On the fourth floor!"

Second voice, "Wow, you're fast."

First voice, "Shh. We're at the end of the hallway, turn right go straight down and there is the elevator."

I shout, "Thanks, now hold on just a little longer."

I follow the directions carefully, and saw the elevator doors.

I ran to it, putting my hand on it and then quickly pulling it back.

I scream, "OWWWWWW! HOT! HOT!"

I heard the giggling in the elevator and I scream angrily, "If you think this is funny, just wait until I get out guys out."

Third voice whispers, "Dumbass."

I yell hotly, "What did you say? Well, who is the dumbass that decided to go down the elevator during a fire? Huh!"

There was silence for a few minutes and then I broke it by shouting, "As I thought!"

I calm myself down and try to pry the doors apart, but I couldn't.

It was becoming a nuisance. I thought, 'I came so close and now you're telling me to give up. No, I won't give up. I'll finish what I started.'

As I was retrying to pry the doors, I hear a rip from my shirt. I didn't care about my shirt ripping nor did I pay attention, because right after that I open the door.

I scream gleefully, "YA-TA! Yes, ha I knew I could do it."

I thought, 'Something feels weird, like I'm carrying extra baggage'

I look at my arms and was horrify, I had two set of arms. I had four arms, 2 lefts and 2 rights.

I thought, 'Oh, my god! Not now, not now. This is the worst timing ever to be having this.'

I focus real hard, my 2nd pair of arms were retracting into my body.

I say in a really low voice, "Ow that hurt, never knew receding limbs would hurt so much. I've got to note this later."

I look around the shaft and I found a ladder that lead me to the elevator. So I jump to the ladder, looking down I saw the elevator. It look like it wasn't that far. I climb down the ladder really fast, jump off it and was walking on the elevator's roof.

I scream, "Hey guys are you okay?"

Third voice says sarcastically, "Oh, yeah we're dandy."

First voice says, "Don't pay him any attention, just hurry and help us."

I holler," Okay! But first off, how old are you guys."

Third voice says, "Adonis is 17, Arielabella is 15, and I'm 19."

I commented, "Thanks, for the share."

I was thinking, 'This just got really harder than I initially thought, when I thought she said 'kids' I was guessing like 6-10, not fucking teens. This is going to be a lot more difficult, but I've to try.'

I shout, "Is there a hatch on the ceiling of the elevator?"

Blaze sarcastically says, "Oh, no I don't see any hatch here. Oh! wait, maybe because the hatch is out of our reach?"

Arielabella screams, "Stop it! He is trying to save us, can't you see that?!"

Adonis says, "I see it; maybe if one goes on someone else's shoulders, we can open it up."

Blaze replies, "Great, but who is going on who's shoulder?"

Arielabella states, "I will being going on top of someone's shoulders, so it's between the two of you."

Blaze says, "I'll lift you up, if you want it."

Arielabella comments, "See what happens when we work together."

I wait and then I see the hatch opening I see the girl coming out.

I ask unsure, "Arielabella?"

Blaze says, "No shit Sherlock, the only other girl here is Adonis. Just help her out!"

I say queitly, "Okay."

I walk over to her and help her out.

She sees my shirt and asks, "What happen?"

I answer, "Well, you see it's the fire and the building. Basically, the entire situation ruin my shirt."

She laughs and says, "You're funny, good looking, strong, and sweet."

I blush and ask, "Anything else you like?"

She says, "You're cute as well."

We laugh but Blaze kills the moment. He yells, "Yo, moron! 1). Don't hit on my sister or I'll hit you. 2). Now is not the time for it."

I ask softly Arielabella, "What's his problem?"

Arielabella says queitly, "Don't mind my brother Blaze. He has been under a lot of pressure, college, prom, money issues. Also, thank you for everything."

I say, "I know how he feels, I'm in the same boat. But I don't act like that."

She whispers, "Because he hardly ever has friends that's why he is like the way he is."

I say lowly, "Now, I feel bad."

Blaze yells, "Yo! Come over here you faggot, and help Adonis out."

I look back at Arielabella, my look went from pity to pure anger. I turn, my expression was 'do I really have to help him' she shook her head yes. We laugh a little and I went to the hatch helping Adonis.

Adonis says cheerily, "Thank you so much."

I comment, "Don't thank me yet, you and your sister climb up the ladder now. Before something happens."

Adonis nods and runs to his sister helping her climb the ladder. They both go up, now it was Blaze's turn to come up.

I say, "Blaze, come on. We've to go now!"

Blaze speaks, "Go without me!"

I say not believing what he said, "Excuse me, I'm going to get you out of there and you are going up the ladder with your brother and sister."

He replies adamantly, "Well, you would have to come down here and force me. Because I'm not moving."

I go over the hatch and see him sitting on the floor, the building began to shake.

I holler, "Listen, we've got to leave now! The longer we're here the higher the chance of this place collapsing on us!"

Blaze screams, "LET IT FALL THEN, I NEVER WANTED TO BE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

I jump down and scream, "Are you fucking nuts! You're willing to ditch your family because of how hard life is, that is no way to be. Doing this will kill your family even more, do you want them to be in more pain? Listen, life's fucking hard! I know, but through those hard times is when we shine our brightest and make a good situation from a bad one!"

Blaze gets up and hollers, "No one understand me, no one does. Just leave me here and let me die."

I say, "Sorry, I can't. You may think you're worthless, but there are a lot of people who disagree with what you're thinking."

Blaze steps back and looks at me. He speaks, "You really know what I've been through, so I guess Arielabella told you I have no friends."

I became quizzical and ask, "How did you hear that, we were far from the hatch and were whispering?"

He laughs and says, "Every friend I ever made was a person who just wanted to use me, never like me for me. They like me because I was willing to do anything, to be known. Only cause of my connections."

I reply, "Well, you know what. You and me can become friends."

Blaze asks, "How? I don't know anything about you?"

The building was shaking again, I turn to him and getting desperate. I say, "Fine, fair enough. I'll give you three questions you can ask about me, after those three we bolt. Deal?"

I extend my hand out waiting for an answer, Blaze grabs my hand and shakes it.

He says, "Deal."

Blaze asks, "How many family members do you leave with?"

I answer honestly, "In my family I've seven members: my mom, dad and my three sisters, and 'our' cat, and me."

Blaze asks, "Do you think you're a good person, you know a person willing to do things without gaining anything in return?"

I take some seconds before I reply, "Yes, I mean I'm here and your mom beg me to help. I didn't ask for anything, I don't want glory now; maybe later though."

We started to laugh a little.

I ask, "You're on your last question. Do you want to use it or save it for later?"

Blaze comments, "I want to save it for later."

I say, "Good, now let's get out of here."

I stand up and lift myself out of the hatch. I turn and say, "Come on Blaze!"

Blaze jumps really hard and misses the hatch, I heard the screws from the floor slowly breaking from the jump. Also I heard the cable starting to wear.

Next thing I knew, I was back and Blaze was calling me.

He was saying, "Hey guy? Aren't you going to help me."

I walk over and say cautiously, "Blaze, you got to stop jumping around so hard."

He asks with wide eyes, "Why? What's the problem?"

I reply lowly, "The cable is starting to wear and the screws are starting to break because of all the jumping."

He says now with fear, "Help me, please!"

I say, "Don't worry, I will," I lay down and put both my hands in the hatch, "just don't move. I'm giving you both of my arms okay."

He comments, "Okay."

I put my hands out and say, "Reach for my hands!"

He first jumps and couldn't reach. He replies, "I can't, you're still out of reach of me."

I ask, "How far?"

He answers, "I can't even reach the tips of your fingers."

I thought, 'Oh crap! This is bad, if he jumps the floor might drop. If we wait the cable above might break. Looks like it has to be chance. Please don't let me mess up.'

I tell him, "New plan, I want you to jump as high as you can and grab my hands. Don't forget, don't let go. No matter what, got it?"

He says impatiently, "I hear you, don't let go. I won't."

I say, "Good now wait until I say jump."

I move my body enough so I can pull him up when he jumps.

When he saw my hands he jumps, he decides to grabs onto them, without me knowing it and I didn't grab his hands.

He falls and shakes the elevator. I yell in anger," WHAT THE HELL! I TOLD YOU WAIT UNTIL I SAY JUMP! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW BAD THE SITUATION IS!"

He says, "Sorry, I'm nervous about this. I don't want to die, not here, not now."

I reply sarcastically, "Oh, but a few minutes ago. You didn't mind throwing your life away? Why the sudden change?"

He answers, "I guess, I change my perspective on life."

I become really anger but ease myself to relax as I say, "Just don't do it again. Just listen to me, really listen to me. We got lucky, but maybe the next one we might not be. So let us redo this entire thing, okay. Tell me when you see my hands, don't jump go on your tippy toes and lightly hop if you can reach my hand. Once you can almost touch them say something, anything."

I move my body and he was lightly jumping trying to reach my fingertips. Once he touches one is when he shouts, "Stop!"

I resume, "Now when I give or in this case say the signal I want you to jump and grab my hands. Okay, remember this might be our last chance. We can't have any misses, no mistakes. It has to be flawless."

He says, "Yes, I understand."

As I position myself and found a good spot. I order, "Blaze, jump as high as you can! Jump now!"

He jumps and grabs onto my arms, but he hears the floor of the elevator drop.

I ask in worriment, "What the hell happen down there?"

He looks down and gulps at the long drop down. He says, "You were right, the floor did drop. Does that mean, you're right about the cable wearing too?"

I say, "Let's talk about that another time, now I want you so help me pull yourself up. Okay?"

He states, "Yes, just get me the hell out of here!"

As I was standing, he was pulling my arms down, which made me come closer to the hatch than he did.

I yell, "Stop! This isn't working, you're pulling me. You're not lifting yourself up!"

He says, "I'm trying to, this is some fuckin' hard shit!"

I reply, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound so harsh."

He remarks, "You don't need to be sorry, if we switch places and I was where you were and you were where I was. We would be going through what we did before. I would yell and be upset too."

I say, "Just relax, I'm going to pull you up."

I started to move back and in a few seconds got Blaze out of the hatch. We both went to the ladder, he looks up.

He says, "Umm, you go ahead. I'll be behind you."

I protest, "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not after what we've been through, you go first."

He says, "I insist you go first."

I retort, "Well sorry, I demand you go first. We don't have time to play this game. Just climb up the ladder...unless you're afraid of heights?"

He says, "Me afraid of heights, ha you're a joker."

I ask again, "Are you afraid of heights?"

He confesses, "Totally, after seeing the floor drop and seeing how far it goes down. I froze. It brought my fear back to the surface."

I say, "Come on, we can't stay here. It's not safe, we've to move this instant."

He states, "Fine. I'll climb, but you have to go first."

I agree with him, we both walk to the ladder as soon as I put both feet onto the ladder and lending my hand to Blaze. The cable snap, time seem move so slowly. As I see Blaze falling back, I grab onto his hand and held onto him. We both hit the wall on the other side of the ladder, I could see the cable coming down. It was going to hit Blaze if I didn't do anything, but he wasn't even on the ladder. As for me, my right arm was the only thing on the ladder.

I thought, 'Great, a cable is coming towards Blaze who isn't even near the ladder. As for me, my right arm is holding onto the ladder as my left arm is holding Blaze. What to do, what to do now...Looks like I might have to sling-shot him or swing. Either way, he'll get on the ladder. Which way would be better? Which way would be easier to explain? I guess that's the one.'

I say, "Blaze, I'm going to shimmy and swing a little. I need you to grab the ladder if you could. That's choice one."

He asks, "Is there a choice two?"

I answer, "Yes, there's one. I don't think you would like it though?"

He asks, "Well, what is it? What's choice two then?"

I answer, "I sling-shot you up and you've to grab the ladder."

He says, "I prefer one."

I reply, "Good, as I thought you would. Now we've to avoid the cable at all costs."

The more I swing my left arm the more I swung my body, moving Blaze closer to the ladder.

Finally Blaze jumps onto the ladder and says, "Hey, get back onto the ladder."

I say, "No, you first. I don't want a repeat of this, you first."

He climbs, but gets hit with the cable and falls off the ladder I grab him with my right arm this time.

I ask, "Are you okay?"

He says sarcastically, "I'm fine. You know I'm not bleeding and not dead."

We laugh for a few seconds, once again I swung my body and Blaze landed on the ladder.

He climbs then I follow him, he looks down. I say, "Stop looking down and think about going forward, look at how much we've done."

Blaze was quiet, he thinks really hard. I continue talking, "Now think about how much we're going to do once we get out of here."

Blaze thinks, he nods his head. We both climb up the ladder and Adonis and Arielabella was waiting for us.

She came to both of us and says thankfully, "Thank god the two of you aren't hurt."

Blaze replies, "Well, we aren't that much hurt. We're not broken, just bruised."

I say, "We can say all that later, we still need to get out of here."

Adonis asks, "How did you get up here anyway?"

I answer, "I climb the railings and pipes to get all the way from the first floor to the fourth."

Adonis says, "Well, we can't use that way. Because none of us know how to do it!"

I state, "It's not hard, it's like rock climbing. All you need to do is put your hand and foot into the right holes or openings and be careful."

Adonis counter, "Can we at least see if the stairs are okay."

Everyone agrees with a nod, except me. It was better to show than to tell them. We head to the nearest staircase and saw the stairs we completely destroyed or nearly destroyed.

Adonis asks, "Where's the railing you came up by?"

I smile and showed them where it was, I told them to do exactly like me. I went out and help Adonis and Arielabella, but as I turn around Blaze wasn't there. I stop and say, "You two go to the balcony over there on the second floor and stay, don't move a muscle. I'm going back to see what happen to Blaze." We all nod our heads and went to our separate directions. As I came into the window I see Blaze has his foot through the floor, I ran to him.

He says, "I thought you guys were going to leave me here."

I comment, "Never! We would never do that. Now tell me what happen here."

He asks harshly, "Isn't obvious?"

I state, " I mean can you still fall through it again?"

He says sarcastically, "Oh god, I hope not. I mean just because my foot is through the floor doesn't mean it won't happen again."

We both laugh as I help him get out and ask, "Are you hurt in anyway?"

He says, "Nope, now let's get out of here."

We both ran to the room.

I say, "Blaze you go first, if anything happens I can help you."

Blaze looks out the balcony and speaks, "I can't do it, it's too far. What if I fall? What if I miss something?"

I try to comfort him by saying, "You won't fall and you won't miss, I'll be behind you all the way. Okay, do you feel better?"

He nods and goes out the balcony, I follow immediately trying not to show my face because I don't want the camera crew, paparazzi, etc. following me, asking questions and invading my personal life.

As we join with Adonis and Arielabella, she was opening the door. I stop her just in time. She asks, "What did you do that for?"

I reply, "The floor above this room is going to collapse in a few seconds."

She asks. "How do you know that?"

I reply, "By hearing it, I heard the floor boards near their breaking points. That's why I stop you. It's going to happen in 3,2,1, now..." CRASH! I resume, "Let's go on, we can't wait here."

They were shock to see I was right about it. After a few seconds I ask, "Guys, we've to move. Like right now?"

So we all made it to the first floor balcony. I say, "Stay here, I'm going to make an opening when I do. I'm coming back to get you guys", they all shook their heads in agreement.

I ran back into the building thinking, 'the fourth floor is going to fall forward. There has to be a sideway fire escape.' While I was out the fire department came in and took them from the first floor balcony onto the ground.

Adonis resists, "Stop, we were told to stay here until the guy comes back."

Firefighter speaks, "No offense kid, but I've more personal experience with fire than the guy. He left anyway, why would he do that?"

Arielabella says, "He is looking for another way down, he knows something is going to happen. He has excellent hearing, even the slightest of sound; he hears it."

Firefighter says sarcastically, "Yeah and I'm as strong as a bulldozer. Now come on, we've got to get out guys out of here."

Blaze comments, "Listen, the guy that save us wouldn't ditch us. He is too nice of a guy to do that. We're staying here."

Firefighter talks into his radio and says, "We've a problem, I've three victims here. I need assistance A.S.A.P"

In a few minutes there were six firefighters, waiting on two ladders. Three on each side, two grab Arielabella. She kicks and screams, "Let me go, you don't know what you're doing! Stop! Help!"

I hear this and I run as fast as I possibly could to the balcony, when I reach it I see they were going to bring her down. I jump over the railing while saying, "Release her, put her back on the balcony."

He asks, "Why should I?"

I answer, "Simple", I shouted, "The fourth floor of the apartment is going to fall forwards!"

He laughs and says, "Excuse me, it's going to what now."

I yell again, "You heard me, you all heard me. The fourth floor is going to fall forwards, making the entire complex falling forward as well."

I look around and scream, "Are you all mad, morons, idiots, etc. Run from this place, go to the sides of the building just avoid the front."

They all look at me like I was crazy then a lot laugh while others were in shock, others were just talking, but a few did as I said.

I say, "This isn't working, if I don't do something they're going to die."

Blaze screams, "Hey all you shit heads listen up! Quit opening your mouths and goddamn listen to this guy, he knows what he is talking about. He saved my life so far six times. Three times in the elevator shaft, 1) when the floor dropped from the elevator. He pulled me up. 2) when the entire elevator fell to the ground, he grab my arm and held me for a while and use his body mass so I can get back onto the ladder. He was holding himself and me with his right hand only on the ladder. 3) When the cable hit me and I lost my balance, he once again grab hold of me and use his body to make sure I would get back onto the ladder and help me climb the ladder. 4) When he found my foot stuck in the floor and help me get up. 5) was when me and my siblings were just about to go through the second floor balcony, he heard the floor creaking and stopped us from entering, he even counted from three to zero and when he said zero there was a giant crash. Excuse me, but that's a lot of things he has done just by hearing, oh and one more thing. The first one is when he heard out pleas from the ground floor, and knew where we were."

Everyone chatter. I was looking and said, "Listen, I'm sorry about doing this. YOU'VE GOT TO GET AWAY FROM THIS PLACE, PRONTO!"

I look back at the firefighter and ask, "Release her now!"

He says, "Well why don't you make me."

I say, "I'm sorry to do this, but you leave me with no choice."

The two holding Arielabella, both laugh. The other says, "Oh, what are you going to do?"

I say seriously, "This."

I did a sweep kick on the one who wasn't holding onto Arielabella, when he fell. I jump back, the second let go of Arielabella to punch me; I pushed it aside and knee his gut. I yell, "Arielabella, go back with your brothers now!"

The firefighter says, "How dare you attack me." I say, "It didn't have to come this way, I told you, I warn you, and even said sorry."

He lunges at me, I side step and elbow his back. He falls down and was out. I say, "Anyone else? Huh! (They all didn't come closer and retreated) Good, now get out of here!" As soon as the truck turn, I did a backflip back to the balcony.

I shouted, "EVERYONE LEAVE THE SITE AT ONCE!"

Then I ask Adonis, Arielabella, and Blaze, "Guys, do any of you know a sideways fire escape?"

Arielabella says, "I know of one, I'll lead you to it."

We all agreed and went back inside the place. We went through the living room and dining areas.

Arielabella says, "One more room after the kitchen."

We stop to see how the kitchen was set in ablaze of different colors of red.

I say, "It's nice, but we've to keep moving."

Adonis was running really fast, making Arielabella, Blaze and I run faster, especially me.

Blaze yells, "Adonis slow down, you're going to hurt yourself!"

He screams, "We're so close to freedom though, come on guys!"

I holler, "Adonis!"

He stops, Arielabella grabbing his arm and Blaze holding the other.

I thought, 'Shit! They're near the oven, I can't tell them to move. By the time I say it, they could be extra crispy. Looks like I've to do something, because I'm not going to make it.'

I jump grab a table cloth and cover the three of them, as soon as I did the oven open and a flash fire ignited. I use my body as a shield for them. I was screaming in pain, "Ow! Guys, don't worry about me. Run to the fire escape."

Arielabella cries saying, "Not without you, you did this to save us. We won't leave you."

I state, "Listen you've to leave, the longer you stay with the oven's flash fire growing the longer I've to shield you. So if you want to help me, then I would start moving."

They all agreed and run, I run after them. My shirt's backside was completely destroyed and I was thinking I've third degree burns on my back. After we go out of the fire escape, we went on the side. I felt my back to make sure I had burns, I thought I would be super sore from a touch, but I felt nothing; I had no marks. None. I see the group stop and run to them to see what was up, the people still in the front side of the apartment.

I say quietly, "Are you fuckin' kidding with me." I scream, "DO YOU ALL HAVE SHIT FOR BRAINS?"

I holler even louder, "THIS PLACE IS GOING TO COLLASPE FORWARD WHERE YOU ARE STANDING!"

No one budge, I look at the building calculating how much time is left before it falls. After the calculations, I was shock. I say, "Oh no! NO! NO! NO!"

Blaze asks, "What happen? What?"

I answer, "I calculate how much time before the building collapses, it's not good."

Arielabella ask frightfully, "How much time is it before it falls?"

I answer again, "From the point of escaping, until now."

Adonis ask, "Wait, you already knew how long it would happen before it would happen?"

I answer again, "Yes, we were supposed to have six minutes. After we were on the fourth floor, that is when the clock starting ticking. We've used three minutes to get down from the fourth, thirty seconds to get rid of the fighters and another minute and thirty seconds inside and getting out. We only have one minute left, which is not enough time for this crowd to run."

Blaze becomes annoyed by this turns, runs to the massive crowd and screams, "Hey all you dumbfucks, guess what you all just screw yourselves for those being in the front of the building. Why? Cause now you've less than a minute to get the fuck out before the building collapses!"

Everyone look at the building and saw it shaking, they slowly step back. The first explosion happen and the building was falling down. Now everyone was running from the site, they've had enough time for all to run from the falling complex; except Blaze. He step right into the center of the impact zone.

I scream, "Blaze, get down or roll into a ball? Just get low!" I ran and told Adonis, "You two stay over there!"

Blaze turns around and sees the building coming at him, he close his eyes waiting for a load of pain coming through his body; yet, he feels nothing. He was curious why he wasn't in agony, he opens one eye and then the other and found out I was holding the falling complex with my back. I was struggling, trying to keep myself from falling down.

I say, "Blaze, go now. I don't know how much longer I can hold this."

He asks, "What is your name?"

I question, "Excuse me? We don't have time for this."

He comments, "Remember what you said, I get to ask you any three questions. I only used two of the three?"

I say, "This seriously isn't the time or place to be asking a question like that! Besides, you already ask three questions about me!"

He replies, "That question wasn't about you, it was about the situation at hand. Besides. I need to know, so I can thank you when you destroy the rest of the building?"

I ask, "How did you know that was going to happen?"

He replies, "It's really obvious, that's how."

We laugh a little, then I give and say, "Okay, my name is Marcus."

Blaze says, "Thank you Marcus, for everything."

I shook my head, as for saying 'you're welcome'.

I holler at him, "Now run, or crawl out, whatever! Do it fast!"

He runs back to his brother and sister, holding onto them. Back to me, I push the complex with my back and run as fast as I could before the building landed. I hear it coming, I knew if I wanted to come out clean. I would have to slide, but I've to wait for the right moment. I started the count down from ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, that is when I slid, zero and the building was next to me. I run away, went into hiding as people came back to see what has happen. I turn to see the siblings found their mother and they were hugging, they all saw me and waved. I return the wave.

By the time I got home, it was all over the news. I sneaked passed my parents and went into the pool for a quick dip and went inside the house, taking a nap. My parents went into my room, to see if I came back, and were shock to see me there waking me from my nap.

Mom, a little shock, asks, "We weren't sure you were home? So we found you on your bed, sleeping."

Dad speaks, "Well, son would you like to have some dinner?"

I sleepily answer, "Of...course I want dinner, I just help save people from a building that was on fire and reunited a family."

I fall back to sleep, my parents looked at each other. They woke me up again, this time I was fully awake and ask, "When is dinner?"

Mom replies, "It's already finish, it's been finish for a few hours."

I angrily say, "You didn't wake me early! What was it?"

Mom replies again, "It happen when you were out and it was chicken pasta."

I regrettable say, "Sorry, I guess I'm hungrier than I thought I was."

Mom forgivingly comments, "It's okay, go down stairs and it's in the microwave. Set it for at least 2 minutes."

Dad stops me before I can leave and ask, "What is this whole (using air quotes) 'saving people from a burning building'?"

I ask, "What are you talking about?"

"Well, we woke you up and you said that you helped people from a burning building," Dad points suspiciously.

I answer, "You know I don't remember things when I first wake up, maybe it was me talking about a dream. Or maybe I talk randomly because my body is craving for sustenance, food...Like it is right now. So can I grab my dinner?"

My dad buys my lie and lets me go.

Dad says, "Sure, go ahead."

I comment, "Thanks."

I run down stairs and take a big helping of pasta on a bowl and ate it after it was heated of course. I went to the living room to watch some TV, as I turn it on.

Anchorwoman 1: "TODAY'S NEWS A DARING YOUTH HELPS A FAMILY IN TODAY'S FIRE ACCIDENT! On channel five news."

I was channel surfing, but the news was on every channel.

Anchorman 1: "HERO OR CRAZE PERSON! Today on channel eleven news."

Anchorwoman 2: "SUPER HEARING YOUTH SAVES A FAMILY! Today on my ten tonight."

Anchorman 2: "AN AVERAGE BOY, A HERO! Today in the Situation Room."

Anchorwoman 3: "GOOD CIVILIAN OR DARING DANGEROUS DELINQUENT! Today on Anderson Cooper 360."

I turn off the TV and turn the radio on, trying to listening to random songs. No, more news of the incident.

CHANNEL 1: "Today a teenage boy went into a fire..."

(click, switch station)

CHANNEL 2: "Of an apartment building on 69 Elm St. and..."

(click, switch station)

CHANNEL 3: "Help Mrs. Jalaber (ha-la-bear) reunite with her children..."

I felt really happy inside, it made me forget what was happening to me; almost.

CHANNEL 3: "One of the Jalaber children, Blaze, describes the hero. With him is our spokesman, Lila Snow. Lila how's it going?"

Lila speaks, "I'm right next to the family, the oldest, Blaze, said he would describe the person as best as he can. How did this person look like?"

Blaze answers, "Like any other Hispanic; black hair, brown eyes, brown body, round 5'1", lil weird, but very generous."

I was shocked, because after all that he had the nerve of calling me weird. My expression changed from anger to worry in a second. I was thinking, 'What if she asks who was the person's name? What if he says my name? What to do? Oh my god! I can see it now, paparazzi everywhere and the government taking me away for experimentation. That's it, this is it. I'm ruin, ruin I say.'

I listen closely to the radio and silently pray he wouldn't say my name.

Lila asks, "Is there anything else you can say about him? Like his name?"

I was crossing my fingers in desperation, waiting anxiously, holding my breath

She asks again, "Do you know his name?"

He answers, "He never gave me his name, all he wanted was for me and my family to be together."

I let out the loudest sigh of relief and take in a lot of needed air, so much I got the hiccups. After all this excitement, I ate my dinner headed to bed and noted everything that was useful in my observation journal.