Hello! I really hope you liked this story, even though the ending is abrupt. (The last two chapters in the space of a night really is abrupt). I did plan this ending, but I've tried to make it quicker because I was bored near the end of it. I'm really sorry.

The Will to Live: Chapter 12

They were all still sitting in silence again, waiting and hoping and praying that Dylan and Lily would find a way out. It had been 10 minutes, surely something should have hapoened by now. The sounds that Lily and Dylan could have made would havd been drowned out by everything else, so all they relied on was hope.

Rita sighed and whispered, "they should have come back or gotten out by now."

"It'll be oka -" Tess was cut off when Ethan shushed the group.

"Can you hear that?" Everyone was silent while they listened out.

Then they heard it. A rumble getting louder, debris falling faster, dust clouding everywhere. They all looked towards each oher in dread.

There was a huge bang and white hot pain spiked their bodies. They felt nothing but pain, and heard nothing but deafening noise, before they felt nothing but peace as they all fell into an everlasting sleep.

"I can't wait to get a nice cup of coffee when we get out of here," Lily commented as they shifted a bit of debris together.

"I'm just looking forwrd to seeing Dervla."

They continued on through the almost unrecognisable ED, but they'd both worked there for so long that they knew the ED with their eyes closed.

"Look!" Lily exclaimed. There was crack in the rubble, where they knew the entrance to the ED was. This was it, they could get out.

"Lily..." Dylan said, worry lacing his tone. Lily realised why, there was a rumble, and dust started to fall more. They found a way out, but it was too late.

They felt all sorts of heavy objects fall on top of them, and they knew how close they were to surviving.

As the pain faded away and the darkness took over, all they could think of was how close they were.

"I'm sorry, mate." Jonathan said, 'it's still not stable enough. It's too dangerous for us."

Cal nodded but didn't say anything. It seemed nobody had said anything for so long, nobody had anything to say. They had tried to ring Dylan but it went straight through to voicemail. Instead, everyone looked towards the building and hoped that it would be safe enough for the firemen to get in there soon.

But wasn't soon enough, for in an instant, a cloud of dust flew out of the building as it collapsed, creating a monstrous noise. No one moved, no one dared to. Thry all stood realising what that meant. The destruction was immense... no one could survive. Lily, Honey, Dylan, Tess, Rita, Mac, Ethan, and Zoe were lost in a split second. Their friends and family.

Dead.

No one knew how much damage had been done to the building, and no one really cared. It wasn't important. The damage lay in their hearts instead. Family and friends were lost and injured. Their hearts felt tired and broken, almost as if the explosion had targeted their hearts too. It was only dawn, but the night had lasted a life-time. As the sun made an appearance, everyone looked on towards the very ironic fiery red sky that seemed to mock them for all they had. They stood in silence - watching the last of the embers die down in something that was once they place they worked. They felt sick, and they would never forget.

*holds hands up in surrender* I'M SORRY! I'm scared to look at the response on this story now, please don't hate me! I hope you did like this story throughout, despite the many deaths of characters and the awfully written ending.

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