Page 32 of Secrets on Sapphire

Hunch Punch

Foam was forming and falling out of Miles’ mouth and his body was convulsing. Calista screamed. At the exact moment, there was another scream coming from upstairs. Then someone yelled “FIRE!” Smoke began filling up the room. Tim and Calista could hear multiple running footsteps above them. Miles’ body had stopped moving.

“Where’s the key Cali?”

“What?” The single word was barely audible.

“The fucking key Cali! Where is it? The key for the cuffs?”

“I don’t know.” Tears began filling Calista’s green eyes. “I don’t know. I don’t know.” She began frantically searching around the room.

Tim began coughing. “Come on Calista.”

“We can’t leave him here Tim! What if he’s still alive?”

“Calista! We do not have a choice. We have to go.”

Calista grabbed onto the cuffs, trying to break them free from the headboard. What had she done? The metal was already beginning to rise in heat. She snatched her hand back and held it to her chest. Tim grabbed her off of the bed and carried her kicking and screaming up the stairs and out of the burning house.

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