Chapter 25 - Worry

The moment I walked into the school I could feel the smoke catching in my chest. I held it looking for any sign of Mandy.

"Mandy where are you?" I said hoping she would give some indication to where she was. I was worried now and running out of places to look. I walked through the fire filled corridors I could feel my skin burning but I didn't care about that right now. I was making my way to the library where I presumed she was near, but when I got to the science corridor the fire was even worse than before.

I then spotted Mandy lying on the floor. I had no idea why she was in this part of the school but she was trapped some wood had fallen on her. I ran forward quickly. The wood was red hot and I could feel my hands burning as I pulled it off her but I didn't care about my burning skin right now. I turned her over to face me she wasn't conscious and I could see she had some bad burns, I knew I had to get her out.

I picked her up gently, I wasn't very strong but I held onto her tightly. There was nothing for it we were trapped I would have to run through the fire. I ran as fast as I could feel the heat against my skin and wanting to scream but I didn't. I kept running only aiming to get out. Once I was past that part of the corridor the fire wasn't as bad but I didn't stop until I was at the front door. I opened it with one hand holding Mandy with the other and fell to my knees on the steps, unable to breathe and choking from the smoke I had inhaled but I didn't let go off her.

"LEO" I heard my mum shout as she ran toward me frantic as did my dad and Justin.

She hugged me as I struggled to get my breathing back to normal. I saw paramedics which had now arrived coming toward me.

"Help her first please..." I choked out knowing she needed more care than me.

They took one look at her, asked her name then quickly put her on a stretcher taking her to the ambulance. I jumped up.

"I need to come with you" I said

One of the paradmedics and my parents said no but I said I refused to get help if I couldn't go with them; they gave in and let me go on the journey with them. I looked at her properly now. I could see burns. I bit my lip in worry. I wanted to ask if she will be okay but I didn't want to hear the answer.

When we got to the hospital they rushed her away and I was taken to another room to get checked out. My breathing was getting easier now I wasn't in the scene with the fire anymore. I had burns on my hands from where I had pulled the wood of Mandy and some on my arms. They hurt a lot but I wasn't going to complain as I would do it again, as the nurse bandaged me up I kept thinking the worse.

"Is Mandy okay? How bad is she burned?"

"Let's focus on your burns first"

"NO ...let's not I don't care about mine, where is she tell me!"

She wouldn't tell me anything just told me to wait outside. I put my head in my hands thinking the worst but I wouldn't leave the hospital until I had seen her. I looked at my bandaged hands and then started to cry, from worry and shock. I then remembered I hadn't called anyone yet to tell them, first I called her dad and then the clinic each equally as worried. I waited for news still in shock.

I was sat there for ages and then I heard someone calling my name, I saw two carers from the clinic, I began to explain everything to them. All three of us waited and what after what felt like hours a nurse came out.

"Tell me honestly how is she?"

"She's breathing but she's not awake yet and she does have some bad burns"

"Can I see her?"

"Okay, one at a time for now" the carers nodded telling me to go first so I followed the nurse to her room.

I walked in she was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. I noticed she had a lot of bandages on her arms and I was wondering just how bad the burns were.

"You will be okay now I am here" I said stroking her face