Chapter 29

"I can't..." Belle frowned at it. Her eyes already filled with tears as she desperately tried to free them.

Matt shook his head. "Stop, y-you can't..."

She sobbed as she dropped the pin and stared up at Matt. "I'm sorry...I'm sorry."

Matt shook his head. "It's alright, I love you, Belle. You know that, right?"

She shook her head. "I hate you. W-Why do you have to say that...right now?"

He laughed. "Because..." he coughed. "I have to or else you wouldn't know. Wait, you know that right?"

Belle nodded and hugged him. The fire started to spread wildly as black smoke engulfed them. They coughed and soon were out of their selves.

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Nathan shook his head as he stared at the burning building. He came soon as he read the note Matt left telling where he's going. "Dude, you're so messed up." He went inside the building. He covered his mouth and nose as the black smoke spread through him. He looked around for any sign of moving. "Matt! Belle! Where are you?"

He looked around and coughed just as he saw a small movement within the thick smoke. He rushed towards them and saw them awkwardly hugging each other. He looked at them frantically assessing their positions. They were tied by a chain and were being locked by a handcuff. Nate shook Matt awake. "Matt! Matt, wake up. Where's the key?"

Matt looked at him with a furrowed expression. He coughed. "W-What?"

"The key. Where is it?" Nathan shouted at him frantically. Matt didn't sat anything and just stared at them. "F*ck it, Matt! Get over yourself. You're dying here!" he punched him in the face.

Matt flinched and looked around.

"The key..." he trailed. "We don't have it...Steve..." he said trying to think clearly.

"You don't have the damn key?" Nathan frowned and looked around for something just as he remembered the ax on his car. He looked at Matt. "I'll come back, dude." He ran outside quickly and opened the trunk of his car carrying the ax inside. He looked at the two of them. "Dude...you're so messed up." He swung the ax at the chain and it broke. "Go out! Carry Belle!"

Matt went to action carrying Belle out of the fire. He stumbled out of the building and shook his head not believing that he just survived. He stared at Belle's sleeping face and just wanted to laugh it all out when he remembered something. His eyes widened as he looked around. "Nathan?" He shook his head frantically. "You can't be joking! NATHAN STEWART COME OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!"