The air is thick and dense with black smoke. I've screamed their names till my lungs burned. I'm choking and coughing, and trying to stay as close to the ground as possible. He said he would be right back. They both would be right back, but seconds turn into minutes. I stumble around and catch a glimpse of an amber glow, the glow of a flashlight coming closer. I cry out as I run to them, run to the two that hold my heart in their palms. I run towards them, for they were my protectors, my everything.
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