Chapter 10
"Come on" Theo said quietly and pulled Mary gently away as the fire started to grow tall. It was obvious it was going to get even more out of hand. Theo and Mary headed toward the front door- as they heard a roar from the crowd again. Theo stepped back down the stairs looking toward where the roar came from, Marcy watched her as she opened the door, until Theo came back over in a gallop. They went to the home, and closed the door behind them.
"Shouldn't we go outside?" Theo asked- coming as a second thought.
"If we can find Nell she can help, she can tell us what to do!" Mary was fired up as the two stood in a long dark hallway- with statues along side.
"Look at you- taking charge" Theo put her hand to Mary's face. Mary stood her ground as Theo took a step closer. She was surprised and smiled as she felt Mary get warm in her cheeks. Mary pulled away though, before Theo had a chance to do any thing else.
"Come on" Mary walked fast, as Theo smiled again, then slightly ran to catch up. Mary didn't want to pull away, she was testing Theo. She wanted to see if Theo would really do it- or if she was just a tease- and/or full of it.
"Okay, we need to find Nell's room, do you remember where it is?" asked Mary at the other end of the same hallway.
"Vaguely. But I know we need to go this way-" she started down a hallway, as she stopped suddenly and Mary ran into her. Mary frowned as Theo turned and started to walk a little.
"No, this way" Mary followed behind obediently, until half way though that hallway Theo stopped. Mary ran into her again and frowned as Theo glanced back and forth, down both hallways.
"No, that way-" she pointed, and stopped again, at the end of the original hallway.
"Theo! Do you or don't you know!" Mary shouted.
"Don't worry- I know where I'm going, come on" Theo paused, as Mary gave her another 'one-eyed-frown' as she nodded her head and went down and entirely different hallway.
"Oh my god" Dr. Marrow got out of the van slowly. They group had made it to the rally, and were in such shock.
"This doesn't look good" said John.
"Are you crazy! This is awesome!" Frank got out all riled up.
"Theo could be hurt- Frank" Sara expressed her feelings toward Frank, and how annoying she felt he was.
"Come on" Dr. Marrow was worried about his assistant and Theo. This isn't going to be good. They all got to the front, closest to the fire. The man noticed they were part of Theo and Mary's group, but didn't say anything for a bit, he just watched. Dr. Marrow was trying to figure out a way to get in, before the fire got worse, or if the fire could be put out.
"Kind of sad isn't it- watching your friends die right in front of you. How do you think they feel knowing their own friends aren't helping." The man laughed.
"Who are you!" Dr. Marrow grabbed the man's collar.
"Just an old friend" He smiled, as Dr. Marrow grew angrier. He was about to blow up, when Sara stopped him.
"Don't listen to him, you can kill him later" Sara glared at the man as she pulled Dr. Marrow away.
"Come on, Dr., you're the smart one here" John spoke, as Frank frowned jealously.
"Okay, John, you come with me, Sara- you take Craig and Frank and try to stop some of this—and get this fire out!" Dr. Marrow smiled at her and she smiled back as he started to run to go into the house the side way. The particular man stopped him again, stood in front of him
"Who do you think you are?" he gave an ugly face.
"Oh shut up" Dr. Marrow punched the man out, and John laughed as Dr. Marrow rubbed his knuckles painfully. They ran to the side, until they finally found a big enough opening to get through the fire.
"Theo?" Dr. Marrow called out as they entered onto the property.
"Mary?" john called out after.
"They must have gone inside, come on, let's go…" Dr. Marrow ran through the front entrance.