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Roses from the Heart
Chapter Three – Loss
How the fire had started she didn't know. All she knew was that she was sitting in her bedroom typing up her term paper for her English Comp class when the smell of something burning assaulted her nose.
Without thinking she jumped to her feet, the fleece she had been holding over her still wrapped around her and ran out of the house without bothering to put on her shoes.
Her feet fell into the soft white snow that had begun to blanket the streets a mere four hours ago.
When Rin stood in the driveway of her home she glanced around trying to find her family.
"Mom, Dad, Ichiro, Jiro, where are you guys," she called out.
Then she heard the screams. Running forward she tried to get into the house again only to be stopped by a falling beam. The flames flicked at her bare feet threatening to burn them.
Rin jumped back into the snow and watched as the inferno tore her world apart. Flames licked at her as she watched her home burn to the ground in front of her. The smog began to cover her face turning it blacker than her hair. Little trails of ivory coloured flesh could be seen where her tears streamed down from her chocolate coloured orbs.
The screams of her family could still be heard within. Her mother, father, and brothers were trapped inside the burning building before her.
For what seemed like hours she sat there before the sound of sirens registered to her ears. A few more minutes passed before she felt hands on her shoulders pulling her away from the burning house.
Water was sprayed at it instantly killing the flames and letting the charred remains of her past life be shown.
That was when they began pulling the bodies out one by one. As the last was carried from the remains, Rin could no longer take it. She stood and ran.
"And that's how I ended up here," she said; her eyes cast downward to her hands that were clutching tightly at her cami. "I lost them all in the fire in the blink of an eye. I was the only one who could escape. I feel terrible." Sobs began to escape her as tears fell down her cheeks.
And now you see where the angst comes from.