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Chapter 2 - Chapter-2 The Vital Day

After those 9 long embarrassing hours I started running for home. On my way I had to pass across a road at which I suddenly bumped into a car! Thanks to my fortune, I was left with small injuries and was thrown into a nearby lane. I shook dirt off me and stood with some wounds. Surprisingly a large crowd was ahead me. I didn't know the reason but I was sure something wasn't right. And I was right, there was a 3 storey building caught up in fire!

It was red hot, I could feel the warmth of the devastating fire, and the scene was terrible. Everyone there was holding with fear, some were caught up in fire, before me! Citizens were rushing towards the place but none dared to help the crag fast. Everyone's heart was up their sleeve. Some of the brave fire fighters tried to rescue others and could only help a few. The whole was now in fire, I could hear the screams of the poor. They were left helpless!

I couldn't see that, they were going to succumb to fire! That couldn't happen and I couldn't bear the thought of being useless to them. So I decided I would rather succumb to death than to live with the guilt of being useless. I rushed into the building. Some of the real heroes tried to stop me but their tries were in vain; I was already inside the apartment! The hot fire gulped a wall which fell as an obstacle for me to get out. I never cared of that and without any second thoughts I went to rescue. With the help of the fire fighters I rescued many people who were left stranded from the world in the fierce fire. But even I, having inside they could only help a few. I, being inside, was the only hope left for them.    

I was in a hurry to save some lives, but until then everything changed into debris. It seemed like the fire was in a fierce mood; as if it had a breakup with its girlfriend! But the fury of the fire couldn't stop me; my intension was novel but noble! As I hurried saving them I was left stranded along with a little girl. The burning debris started to collapse. I had no other option than to die! I looked into the girl's eyes she was filled with hope, a hope that she will be brought to the open light. Her hair was half burned; her clothing was torn at several places. She was filled with fear. I had to save her; no matter what's gonna happen. I looked around me; it was all a pile of burned debris. I couldn't find a thing that could help us. I prayed to god to show us a way!

Gracefully, I found an old rod, burned of course, which I could use to break a wall. I put my eye around to see a damaged wall that could be easily broken, and I did find one. As my luck was worse I found it at the quite opposite side of the entrance! I had no choice and so I did break that wall. I felt a fresh cool breeze I the middle of the intensive fire. It was all clear, jump down or stay back! Both were like playing with death. I couldn't decide at that position, I was left in the state of chaos!

But I had to decide fast or else we would be quaffed by the fire. I looked around for some rope or such stuff and found a long poster hanging on the outside wall. That was the only way; and so I caught it, with some complications involved naturally. I tied one end at a column in the room and the other end to the girl's hip. I slowly slipped her down until she reached the floor. Later I tied it to myself and started climbing down the wall. Due to heat of the fire the poster at the column melted while I was amid the air! Having no support, I fell with a great force, my veins were crushed and the blood came oozing from my wounded body. I felt like I was crushed with 10 elephants together! It was like a mountain crying in pain during an earthquake! I couldn't bear that pain, I was hearing a million sounds, but I couldn't feel any pair of arms around me. My eyes were having enough; I felt a thousand pounds on my eye lids. I fell fast asleep!