"I don't even know why you're making me do this?" Gerald muttered.
"You have to, or Liana won't spare you tomorrow," Xavier said driving the car.
"But it's late and I stink of alcohol and she might be asleep already"
Xavier laughed, "Let's just get there and find out ".
He could not go further cause of a crowd. Xavier parked and they walked through them.
" What the hell is going on?" Gerald said
Xavier stopped and touched his forehead, "your bleeding " Gerald noticed.
"Something is wrong with Liana, it's not only this " he touched his forehead, "she's suffocating," he said.
Gerald frowned and turned back to the crowd, running through them. He stopped with Xavier behind him.
Joy's place was on fire, it was so strong no one was allowed to go near.
Firefighters were already at the scene trying to stop it so they could go in but to no avail.
Gerald stumbled as he tried to go through.
"They are in there, Joy and Liana " Xavier said pushing the policemen in his way.
Gerald joined him but they were stopped.
"We have to go in there, my girlfriend and her friend are in there," Xavier said.
He breathed and turned to push them all away at once, they rushed past them into the door. Hearing the screams of the crowd and firefighters behind them, trying to stop them from going in.
"Liana, Joy" he called looking around the burning rooms.
"In here " they heard someone cough. Xavier took the lead through the bedroom and then into the bathroom.
Joy was holding onto Liana and sitting in the full bathtub of water.
"Help me, I could not get us out "she cried.
Xavier carried the unconscious Liana out of the tub and held her while Gerald carried Joy, she was coughing due to the smoke.
Liana's cut on the head still bleeding staining half of her face and blouse, both had burns on their arms and legs, and Liana had one on her back too.
" I failed to get to her faster, and she got that " Joy coughed. "Why did you come in here, it's dangerous " she cried looking at them with worry
"This fire can't hurt us like you both, so hold on to Gerald and I will take Liana so we can leave, " Xavier said.
Gerald held Joy tightly in his arms, while Xavier gel Liana and both men got up. The fire was getting wild so they had to hurry.
"Let's go," said Xavier walking out of the room.
Joy while losing consciousness felt something be placed on her face, covering her mouth and nose. Soon she started breathing. Her throbbing eyes turned to look for Liana, but could not see her but only the blue and red lights with the sound of the ambulance around them.
She felt someone hold her hand and rubbed her forehead.
"Am glad you okay" a voice said, She breathed finally closing her eyes.