Nevada's Story
Nine year old Jessica McKinney woke up to the smell of smoke. She sat up in her bed and saw that it was still dark, she looked around her room and saw that there was smoke coming from under her door.
"Eliza." Jessica said shaking her eight year old sister, "I think our apartment's on fiah."
"What?" Eliza said panicked. Jessica crawled out of bed and walked over to their bedroom door. She put her hand on the door handle, ignoring the fact that it was bright red. When she put her hand on it she yelped in pain. Tears filled her eyes as she looked at the melted skin on her hand.
"Eliza," Jessica said trying not to cry, "hand me your blanket." Without questions Eliza got out of bed and handed Jessica her blanket. She put it over her hand and opened the door. When the door opened she saw flames everywhere. She was about to start down the hall to get her parents but Eliza grabbed her nightgown.
"Sissy I'm scared will youse stay with me?" Eliza said, her eyes brimming with tears.
Jessica looked down the hall and figured her parents would get out fine. "Come on." Jessica said taking her sister's hand and walking out onto the fire escape. When they got to the street they saw that their whole apartment complex was engulfed in flames. They watched as the firemen attempted to stop the fire, but no luck. By the time the first rays of dawn had shown on the night sky, the apartments were just a pile of ash and rubble. Jessica and Eliza had seen no signs of their parents, in fact they hadn't seen anyone leave the building.
" 'Scuse me sir?" Jessica said pulling on a fireman's jacket.
"Yes miss?" The man said crouching down to her height.
"Did anyone else sides me and my sista come outta da apartments?"
"I'm afraid not. But don't worry da orphanage should be here any minute for you and your sister."
Jessica's eyes filled with tears not only were she and her sister alone in the world, but they were also going to be dragged away to some orphanage. Jessica wasn't about to let that happen so she took Eliza's hand and made a run for it.
"Get those kids!" Jessica heard the fireman yell. Jessica and Eliza ran until they were sure they lost them. They found themselves in an alley, both were so tired they sat down next to the brick wall and fell asleep.
Nine year old Jessica McKinney woke up to the smell of smoke. She sat up in her bed and saw that it was still dark, she looked around her room and saw that there was smoke coming from under her door.
"Eliza." Jessica said shaking her eight year old sister, "I think our apartment's on fiah."
"What?" Eliza said panicked. Jessica crawled out of bed and walked over to their bedroom door. She put her hand on the door handle, ignoring the fact that it was bright red. When she put her hand on it she yelped in pain. Tears filled her eyes as she looked at the melted skin on her hand.
"Eliza," Jessica said trying not to cry, "hand me your blanket." Without questions Eliza got out of bed and handed Jessica her blanket. She put it over her hand and opened the door. When the door opened she saw flames everywhere. She was about to start down the hall to get her parents but Eliza grabbed her nightgown.
"Sissy I'm scared will youse stay with me?" Eliza said, her eyes brimming with tears.
Jessica looked down the hall and figured her parents would get out fine. "Come on." Jessica said taking her sister's hand and walking out onto the fire escape. When they got to the street they saw that their whole apartment complex was engulfed in flames. They watched as the firemen attempted to stop the fire, but no luck. By the time the first rays of dawn had shown on the night sky, the apartments were just a pile of ash and rubble. Jessica and Eliza had seen no signs of their parents, in fact they hadn't seen anyone leave the building.
" 'Scuse me sir?" Jessica said pulling on a fireman's jacket.
"Yes miss?" The man said crouching down to her height.
"Did anyone else sides me and my sista come outta da apartments?"
"I'm afraid not. But don't worry da orphanage should be here any minute for you and your sister."
Jessica's eyes filled with tears not only were she and her sister alone in the world, but they were also going to be dragged away to some orphanage. Jessica wasn't about to let that happen so she took Eliza's hand and made a run for it.
"Get those kids!" Jessica heard the fireman yell. Jessica and Eliza ran until they were sure they lost them. They found themselves in an alley, both were so tired they sat down next to the brick wall and fell asleep.