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Chapter 11-Hero

Chad's POV

I leave Josh and Abby with my neighbour, Steve, before heading straight for the front door. I have to save Sonny; no matter how much we fight, no matter how much I deny it, I will always love her, and I will not let her die this way.

I burst down the door to see half of the room covered in flames. Luckily, I can still get to the staircase. I run towards the staircase and up them, cautiously, so it doesn't fall beneath my feet. Hold on Sonny…

Sonny's POV

I pack up the last of my things, ready to go. I guess I'll go see Chad and ask him if he wants me to go earlier than planned.

"Chad!" I yell, "I'm ready to go!"

No response.

"Chad?"

Nothing…

"Chad, I'm ready…" I step outside of the room and down to the front of the staircase and scream at the sight in front of me. Down the stairs, half of the living room is on fire.

"Chad!" I yell, but there's no response, and I guess he's already escaped. I start to cough, looking around for help. I run back into my room and grab my suitcases, as I see smoke come through the floor below me and run out.

I start to cough again, before hearing a cry of my name and another cough.

"Hello?" I ask. I suddenly see a body run towards me, up the stairs, and I start to recognise him.

"Chad!" I hug him tightly and don't let go. He smiles.

"Sonny, I'm so sorry. We've gotta go."

He grabs me tightly by the arm as we both cough uncontrollably. We run towards his room which is at the front of the house. The fire starts to spread to the top floor, but we carry on running. The fire surrounds us, and the roof lets go, collapsing right behind us. We jump to avoid it and fall to the floor, coughing in pain.

"Sonny…" Chad says softly, and I turn to him weakly.

"Chad? Are you OK?"

"Sonny, I can't…go on…"

"Chad, we have to!" I complain, "We can't give up!"

"I can't…"

"Chad, I know you can't, but we have to try."

"No…" He says, coughing between breaths, "I can't…die knowing…I never told you…I loved you."

"Chad, we have to go…" I say, but stop as the words he's said sink in. "You love me?"

"Of course…" He says.

"Chad, I love you too," I say, "But we're not gonna die, OK?"

"Sonny…" Chad's eyes start to flicker, and I finally notice the cause of his pain. A piece of rubble has fallen on his legs, crushing him, almost not letting him move. A lazy tear rolls down both our cheeks as his eyes flicker shut.

Suddenly, a flash of light comes from Chad's window, and I'm slightly happier when I see a fire-fighter heading my way.

"Come on, girly, we've gotta get you out of here." He says.

"No," I say, turning to Chad, "I can't leave him here."

I try to push the rubble off of his legs, burning myself in the process. I see the burn marks on my arm, but I try not to let that stop me as I push more and more. I finally succeed, and turn to the fire-fighter, weakly.

"Save…him…" I say, before my visions fade a little.

It all goes black and I hear a thump as I fall to the floor.

Chad's POV

I wake to a crowd of people surrounding me and realise I'm lying down. Where am I? Am I dead?

A man shows up and smiles. "It's OK, son, you'll be OK."

I smile, "I'm alive?"

The man nods in another direction. "Thanks to the girl over there."

I look to where his glare is, and my heart breaks when I see the scene. There's a gurney surrounded by people. The girl on the gurney is covered in medical equipment I don't even know the names of.

Sonny…

I'm put into an ambulance, side by side with Sonny, who looks lifeless, and I feel a tear roll down my cheek. I hold her hand tightly and sigh.

"Oh, Sonny…"

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