Spinner circled around, trying to find the way out. He couldn't see anything. The smoke was too thick.
He felt the walls trying to find the door. His hands brushed across the lockers and he realized his was all the way across the hallway from the doors.
Spinner remembered how in second grade a fireman had come to visit school.
"If you're in a fire," the man said, "get down on your hands and knees. The smoke is thinner closer to the ground."
Spinner got down in his hands and knees and crawled around. It was thinner but not think enough. He could barely see his hand right in front of his face; nonetheless find his way to the door.
He coughed violently and wheezed. Breath wasn't going to his lungs and he couldn't get out of the smoke. It surrounded him everywhere.
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Manny started to pace, "Where is he?"
"I don't know. Where're the firemen?" Ellie asked.
"I want my boyfriend!" Manny screamed, "What if he's dead?"
"Don't think the worst, Manny. He'll be fine." Marco tried to reassure her, but it didn't work too well. She started to hyperventilate.
"I'm gonna go in and find him" Marco said.
He squeezed Manny's hand, kissed JT softly, and walked in through the front door.
Taking the first step into the building, smoke clouded his vision.
"Spinner!" he yelled.
No reply.
"Spinner!" Marco tried again.
Silence.
Marco had left the door open and smoke was slowly filtering out, making it easier to see inside.
He noticed a limp form lying on the ground. Running to it, he recognized Raditch. Marco checked for a pulse.
Still alive.
Marco threw Raditch over his shoulders and carried him outside.
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"There's Marco!" JT exclaimed, "And he's carrying someone. Manny, look."
Manny glanced up, "That's not Spinner.
"Is that…?" Sean drifted off.
"Yep. Raditch." Jay finished for him.
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Spinner swirled around, trying to find a way out. He slightly remembers climbing the stairs, but all that was going through his head was smoke.
Thick, dark, blinding smoke.
And it was killing him.
Spinner was feeling along the walls until he felt something so hot, it burned his hands. He realized it was a window.
Fresh air!
Spinner opened the window, letting smoke pour out and oxygen pour in. He started to lean, lean, lean…
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"Oh, my god! Look!" Emma pointed.
Everyone looked up to the window she was pointing at and saw Spinner falling out. It was a second story window. There was no way he could survive.
The group heard a far off siren, getting closer and louder by the second. Finally a big, red, fire truck was seen in the distance.
It was in front of them within seconds, spraying the building with water.
One guy came over to make sure the kids were okay, "Is everyone out of the building?"
"We think so. We were here for detention. We got the principal. A janitor was shot earlier, and the murderer is in there, burning up and heading to hell." Emma said with disgust.
"My boyfriend fell out of the window!" Manny shrieked, pointing to the second story window.
"He fell out of there?" the guy asked. When Manny nodded he took out his phone, "Hi. I need an ambulance at Degrassi Community School."