Chapter 1

Waking up from my nap I look around and see that school's already out it had actually been out for a while the sun had even started to set .'I must have been asleep for quite a long time', not staying long I start my journey home. I let out a yawn at the prospect of having to wait till I get home to continue sleeping.'Might as well grab a bite to eat, cooking's a pain' I think to myself to distract myself from the journey ahead.

"Hey Chris!!" I hear a voice shout my name but I decide to ignore it. "Chris !! Wait for me!" ignoring the voice I think to myself,' Now that I think about it what do I want to eat? Instant noodles? A few sandwiches? Think I'll keep it simple and get a burger, maybe some ice cream for dessert or...' my thoughts are interrupted by a hand grabbing on to my shoulder. Turning my head behind me I look to see who the hand is attached to ,low and behold I see an out of breath Jared Miller ."Oh, it's you jar." after acknowledged his existence I continue my walk.

" You better not walk away after ignoring me all this time! and stop calling me jar it's annoying." Jared is a strange individual and coming from me that's saying something .He had the strangest thoughts and has the worst laugh but what vexed me was the fact that this dude was popular. I mean objectively he was good looking with his blood hair and piercing blue eyes but so was I , my black hair and bright green eyes made me good looking in my own right but I didn't get any chicks! Make that make sense.'could it be my personality? Nah , I'm an absolute delight! ' discarding this thought process I say " How many times do I have to tell you? I'll stop calling you a jar when you stop saying we're friends we only met about a week ago!"

" You know I can't do that, you're a fellow enthusiast of the fine arts! You're basically family." Oh did I mention he's completely delusional? He walked up to me once in class and started talking to me , just cause I watch anime and read manga from time to time he called a man of culture and said we're friends. Ever since that day he's been walking with me everyday, I'd change my path if I wasn't so lazy .

Not bothering to dignify this idiot with an answer I ignore him one again . We walked in silence and this created an awkward atmosphere but I practically lived like this so I wasn't going to break it. Sparing a glance I could see him squirm obviously not enjoying the silence. The silence lasted till after I got my burger when it was suddenly interrupted by an explosion a few stores down." That sounds serious." I say flatly and continue my journey home. "I know Im not the only one who heard that explosion! Don't you want to check it out?!" he shouted with conviction , without even stopping I say "No ,not my problem." but this mindset didn't last long as an explosion rang out ahead of me . 'It sounds like it's quite close to my house...wait, that is my house!'

I break out into mad dash for my house , I'm still about five minutes away but I'm sure that I can make it in less. "Hey !! I thought you didn't care why the sudden interest?!" He must not get sick of talking to himself as I ignored him again. 'please don't be too late , please don't be too late, please don't be too late.' this thought repeated in my head. It didn't take long before my parents house stood before before me but the only difference from how it usually looks is that it was set ablaze in a sea of flames. A crowd had gathered outside the house however there were no signs of the fire department anywhere. " Mom!! Dad!! you there?!" no response. At this point as you would imagine I'm panicking but I didn't show it. " Wow! that's a huge fire! Aren't you worried?!", what nonsense is this idiot spewing now?He just got here and he's already talking!!

Before I could make my annoyance known to Jared I suddenly receive a call.Its my mom?She's Ok? Deciding to get answers I answer

"Hello?"

"Hi honey, I just heard that the house caught fire so make sure you steer clear."

"...you don't sound worried at all . What if I died? I was worried sick about you and dad!!"

"Aww you're adorable but you answered your phone so I know you're ok plus you're dad's with me and he's fine , so there's no reason whatsoever to worry."

"So the house is not important?"

" Of course it's important."

"So why aren't you showing more of a reaction to it burning down?!"

"It's fine honey we have insurance."

"Oh in that case everything is hunky dory."

"Yeah that's the spirit and no one says that anymore son, see you later."

with that the call ended.I sometimes feel like my mom is too easy going , I guess that's where I got it from . Focusing back on the house I notice the beauty of the flames .The embers flying from the blaze lighting up the night sky gave the whole scene an ethereal feel. It looked like a scene straight out of a fairy tale however even in that beauty there was still the underlying chaos that the inferno promised to wreak.The destruction that would ensue should we underestimate it sent a shiver down my spine, ironic isn't it?

As I was contemplating I unknowingly took a few steps forward ,before long I stood a few feet away from the fire. I heard voices but they sounded distant like a passing breeze so I ignored them. The longer I stayed the louder the voices became going from distant whispers to loud screams , I stood confused until I clearly heard ,"Chris!!Move out of the way!". 'What the heck is Jared screaming about?' I try and figure out what they're talking about and see a part of the house fall off and make it's way towards me.' Maybe dying won't be painful? Who am I kidding It'll be excruciating.' Turning around to look at the crowd I spot Jar and give him a thumbs up. He says something but before the sound reaches me the world fades to black.

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Hey guys plz ignore my other works they're bad and are really short. With this project I hope to improve my self as an aspiring part time pseudo author. Thank you in advance for the support.

Yours truly

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