I ran into the building going through the kitchen immediately greeted by raging flames. I froze in my strep. I knew that we turned off everything so where did this fire come from. I moved into the room farther going into the main room looking for Chuck.

“Chuck!” I yelled out. There was no response, “Chuck!”

“Eliza! Is that you?”

“Yes it’s me! Where are you!” The fire had spread out smoke filling the air, and my lungs.

“I’m over here!” I followed his voice finding him lying on the ground his foot stuck under the table. He had tears in his eyes, but his face seemed to light up when he saw me.

“Why did you come back here?” He asked me.

“I came to get you. I didn’t want you walking back the whole time so I came back to keep you company. Now let's get you out of here.” I looked around my vision getting blurry as the smoke grew. My lungs burned but I shoved it aside as I looked for something to help Chuck. I ran back to the kitchen grabbing on the pans. It was hot to the touch but I didn’t care I needed to help Chuck. As I left the doorway collapsed. I knew that we wouldn’t be able to get out through there. Hopefully the other entrance was still open. I ran back to Chuck using the pan to push the table up so Chuck could get his leg out.

“Okay Chuck on the count of three pull your leg out.” I said placing the pan under the table positioning myself to push. “One...Two...” I pushed the table up the pans handle starting to bend under the pressure, “Three!” he pulled his leg out. The pans handle broke off sending the table to the ground with a crash.

“Thank you, Eliza!” Chuck said throwing his arms around me giving me a hug.

“It’s fine Chuck now let's figure out how to get out.” I stood up immediately hit with the smoke again causing me to break out in a fit of coughing. I looked around my eyes watering from the smoke as I tried to find the exit. I noticed the doorway and started to it but the fire was too strong there. There was no way that we were going to make it though there.

I looked around thinking. “Chuck how thick is the wall?”

“Um it's pretty thin why.” he said coughing.

“Can we break though it with a chair.” my thought was burning, it felt like someone had dumped burning liquid down it.

He simple nodded at me as I made out way to the closest wall. I grabbed a chair throwing it at the wall, the wall didn’t break but it bent a little and the wood cracked. This time I looked at Chuck as each of us grabbed a chair and threw it at the wall. The wall broke open leaving a small opening that we could go through. I didn’t know how stable it was the wood above it already seeming to fall. I told Chuck to leave and he did. He crawled through the opening. Once he was all the way out I followed behind him. The wall broke sending wood falling onto my leg.

I let out a cry as Chuck turned back to me. “Eliza!”

“It’s fine just go get someone to help. Go find Newt and Minho.” He nodded taking no time running off to find help. I felt the fire licking at my leg burning it. I bit down on my cheek trying not to call out in pain as the fire surrounded me.

“Eliza!” I heard someone shouting. At first, I thought it was Minho but then I realized that is was Minho who was running over. He was way ahead of everyone else running to me. He slide next to me checking to see if I was okay. “Are you okay? What happened?”

“I’m fine I just need to get out of here.”

“Newt hurry up!” he yelled back trying to see what he could do to help me. Once Newt came he had Newt lift the piece of wood and then he pulled me out. Once I was out he pulled me farther from the burning building and started yelling out directions.

Soon all the boys had got there. They all worked together to put out the fire. Chuck and I sat on the ground watching unable to do anything. We both just lied on the ground trying to breath easily. My ankle felt better, but it stung really bad. I didn’t know what I could do about it and instead just pushed it aside for right now, there was a lot more that I needed to worry about aside from my leg.

Once the fire was completely out Newt, Alby, and Minho came over to us and asked us a butt load of questions. They asked how the fire started, why we were there, what happened after, if we saw anyone and even more. We answered their questions the best that we could. Once they were satisfied, for now, about everything they told us that we could go and get some rest. Before heading off, except for Minho and Chuck.

I went to stand up but a burning in my leg caused me to fall back to the ground. I had completely forgotten about my leg. I let out a whimper as I grabbed my leg, falling to the ground.

“Eliza! What’s wrong?” Minho asked kneeling down next to me.

“Are you okay?” Chuck asked his face turning into a frown

“It’s my leg.” I pulled up my pants looking at my burnt leg. My pants had been burnt at the end but it wasn’t enough to show the burnt red leg. I looked down at it the skin red and swollen. There were parts of it that had blisters and the skin breaking apart. I hadn’t expected it to be this bad I just thought it was a little red.

“Oh my gosh. Let’s get you to the med-jacks.” Minho said looking at my leg his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open.

“I’m so sorry Eliza. This is all my fault. It’s my fault that you got hurt.” Chuck said tears forming in his eyes.

“Hey Chuck look at me.” I told his grabbing onto his hands. “It wasn’t your fault that the fire started. It wasn’t your fault that I ran in after you. That was my choice to do that, so please don’t blame yourself.” I pulled him in for a hug. He squeezed me more tears falling out of his eyes and onto my shirt. I pulled away from him giving him a smile.

“Thank you for helping me Eliza.” He said giving me a smile back.

“Of course, now why don’t you go get some rest.” I told him as I looked to Minho, “Could you carry me to the Med-Jack?”

“Of course,” he reached down, one arm going around my back and the other grabbing under my legs, picking me up. I wrapped my arms around his neck trying to help him out a little bit, even though he probably didn’t need it.

He began walking to the Med-Jack, Chuck walking to the homestead. I waved him goodbye before lying my head on Minho’s chest.

“Thank you for everything Minho.” I told him pulling myself closer in his arms.

“No problem Eliza, I don’t mind.”

“Hey Minho, what do you think happened today?” I asked him. I wanted to know if he thought someone started the fire or if it just happened.

“I don’t know Eliza, I really don’t. We will just have to find out tomorrow, I’m sure Newt and Alby found something.”

I looked up noticing that we were already at the Med-Jacks. He took me inside setting me down on one of the tables. None of the Med-jacks were in here so I asked Minho if he could just wrap my leg up. At first, he wasn’t sure that it was a good idea but after a lot of convincing him he finally agreed to do it. He wrapped up my leg and we headed off to the homestead me in his arms again.

When we finally got back into the room I was so tired. I almost thought that I was going to pass out in Minho’s arms. I was surprised that I had made it all the way to the room without falling asleep.

Minho went to put me on the ground but I held on tight to him.

“What are you doing?” he asked surprised.

“Can I sleep in your bed tonight?” he let out a little laugh. Standing up again and walking over to him bed putting me down. I grabbed onto his arm making sure that he didn’t go anywhere else.

“What? Do you need something else?” he asked sitting down and the bed looking at me.

“You don’t have to sleep on the floor, you can still sleep here.” I said mumbling. I closed my eyes started to drift off. I felt Minho lay down pulling the cover up over us. I scooted over closer to him laying my head on his chest listening to his heart. For a few minutes I felt the tensed up body of Minho but after several minutes he relaxed a little and even wrapped an am around me.

“I love you Minho.” I whispered not thinking, I don’t know why I said that but it just came out and a part of me was happy that I had said it..

I didn’t think that he had even heard what I said, either way I didn’t let it stop me. I let myself drift into sleep embracing the darkness that I no longer feared. I was safe were I was and happy.

I was finally home.