I figured I'd update both of my stories before I go out. Theirs this big bonfire thing near my school that I'm going to at two in the morning, so I didn't think I'd feel like writing later today. So, I'm doing it now when I'm still awake.
So here's chapter 3:
Enjoy.
It was three o'clock in the morning when fire trucks arrived at the hotel.
Hundreds of people were staring up at the five star, forty three story high building. The majority of the people had been evacuated. Fire alarms were in every room, sprinklers were set in all the hallway ceilings, and fire exits were clearly visible on most floors.
The fire fighters had a list of about thirty people so far that had not been accounted for.
A guest list was being passed around, all the evacuated people were signing it.
Teams were being put together to deal with the different people that they knew were still in the hotel.
Their main concern was a family of three that had called from a cell phone. Apparently they were stuck in the elevator somewhere in between the twentieth and the first floor.
People were stuck on various floors.
Judging by the severity of the fire on the upper floors, the firefighters were assuming that it had started somewhere near the top.
As the guest list made it's way back to the fire chief, he saw that they had more people than he thought still in the hotel. He had a list of the floors that the people were on. Most of the people that were still in the building were on the upper floors.
He saw that the three inhabitants of the forty third floor, the pent house suite, had not yet been accounted for.
He looked up at the top floor, picturing the three people that were in their still. He had been informed earlier that their were no smoke ditectors in that room because it was the only room that guests were allowed to smoke in.
Oh boy, he thought.
He turned and began giving directions. He needed to get people out fast.
in the pent house
Kevin woke up first.
At first he wasn't sure what had awoken him. Looking around, everything seemed normal. He closed his eyes but then opened them again when he realized that something didn't feel right.
He swung his legs over the edge of the bed and slowly stood up. He ran a hand through his hair and over his tired eyes. He looked around the room again. Joe and Nick were sleeping soundly.
Kevin was about to lay back down when he suddenly felt the urge to go to the window. He walked past Joe's bed and stepped over his suitcase.
When he got to the window he slowly pulled back the curtain and looked down.
His eyes widened as he took in the mass of people surrounding the hotel. Blue and red lights flashed in every direction that he looked.
"Oh god," he said to himself.
He saw a fire truck, it's ladder half way up the building.
He looked to the right and saw another truck. Water was spraying from the hose.
"Oh god," Kevin repeated.
Letting the curtains fall back into place, he quickly made his way to his Joe.
"Joseph," he said as he shook him slightly.
Joe just mumbled in response. Kevin continued to shake him and Joe swatted Kevin's hand away.
"The hotel's on fire Joe," he said. "Get up."
Joe rolled over, "Leave me alone Kevin, I'm sleeping."
"It's on fire!" Kevin yelled this time.
Nick shot up in bed. "What?!"
Kevin let out a heavy sigh. He shook Joe again.
"Let it burn," Joe mumbled.
"Joe!" Kevin yelled.
Finally comprehending his older brothers words, Joe sat up. Nick was already by Kevin's side.
"What's going on?" Nick asked, his voice still heavy with sleep.
Kevin stood up. "We have to get out of here. The hotel's on fire."
Joe and Nick stared at him, their mouth's hanging open.
"Come on!" Kevin yelled.
They made their way to the door, Kevin leading the way.
"We're on the top floor Kevin!" Nick stated. "How are we gonna get out?"
"Very carefully," Joe responded as Kevin opened the door.
Let me know what you think?