Taking Chances by Rachel Hanna

Author:Rachel Hanna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rachel Hanna

Chapter 7

Piper was in the middle of the most peaceful dream. She was in a field full of roses, of course, and there was a beautiful white horse coming closer and closer to her. The wind was blowing through her hair and the sunshine was warming her skin as she walked toward the horse. There was a man on the horse, just like in a fairy tale, but she couldn’t see his face. She could only make out that he was wearing black boots with some kind of emblem on the side.

And then she smelled smoke. And heard a smoke alarm?

Suddenly, she was awakened from her dream to realize that her bedroom was filling with smoke. Piper jumped up and ran to her door, but when she opened it, the smoke was thicker in the hallway. She slammed her door shut, put a towel under it and ran for her cell phone. She dialed 911, quickly gave them the address and then climbed out onto the roof in front of her bedroom window.

There wasn’t much space to sit, and she had no idea where the fire was coming from, but jumping would surely result in her breaking a leg or worse.

Tears were streaming down her face as she came to terms with the idea that she might never see her son again.

“Piper? Piper?” she heard someone yelling from inside her room. It was Cameron. He had knocked her door down and was standing there with a towel pressed against his face.

“Oh my God! Cameron!” she said, instinctively reaching out and grabbing his hand.

“It’s going to be okay,” he said as he climbed outside with her. She was shaking and crying. He wiped away the tears on her cheek with his thumb.

“Take some deep breaths. Come on. In and out…. In and out…”

Piper followed his instructions and calmed herself down enough to think again. His hand remained on the side of her face for a few moments, and it felt good. Warm. Safe.

“What are we going to do?” she asked through a few more tears.

“I’m going to get us both out of here safely, okay? Just promise me that you’ll listen and do what I ask.”

“I promise,” she said through trembling breaths.

Cameron climbed in front of her and peered over the edge of the roof.

“Okay, I think I see a way down,” he called back to her. “Come on!”

She crouched down and crawled behind him a few feet over where there was a wrought iron trellis leading up to the second story - covered in roses, of course. For a split second, she felt really bad that they would likely destroy some of Lola’s roses on the way down, but the feeling passed quickly.

“You’re going to have to let me go first and then I want you to climb onto my back,” he yelled.

“Are you crazy?”

“Miss Piper! Are you okay?” she suddenly heard Hector calling from below them.

“Hector! We’re okay right now,” she yelled down to him.

“I called the fire department,” he yelled, but Piper wasn’t stupid.

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