19 ~ The escape

It was late at night on my first night in the realm. All the usual sounds of a night at home were replaced with the buzz of the magix clock, and the strong smell of fairy power was opposite to the subtle air freshener that I was used to. But I felt at home. I was down stairs sleeping in the study while the rest of my family were upstairs sleeping in their bedrooms. That's why I smelt it first. The smell of smoke gradually got so strong it was burning my eyes. Fire. I sat up ands screamed "GRANNY, AUNTY, UNCLE, ELLIOT, HARPER. THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE!" My screams were replied to with the elephant worthy stomping of feet running down the stairs. Uncle Stewart ran past me and into the kitchen. Peering around the door I saw him grab a fire extinguisher and cover the floor flames in foam. But we had just breathed a sigh of relief when we realised the foam didn't put out the fire. "ITS ENCHANTED, WE HAVE TO EVACUATE" screamed aunt Annabella. Rushing towards the front door I realised Harper wasn't with us. "HARPER WHERE ARE YOU! WE NEED TO GET OUT!" I screamed as loud as possible. My screams were drowned out by the crackling of the fire and the working sirens of a fire truck.
With stinging eyes I pushed my way back into the house in search of Harper. "HARPER" I screamed before I broke down in a fit of coughs. Stumbling around on wobbly legs I made my way upstairs. The black smoke was less thick in this part of the house, but still strong enough to make me choke every time I breathed in. "R...r..rose, is that you?" I heard a small whimper. I opened my mouth to shout a reply, but just as I did I began to feel dizzy. My eyelids grew heavy and I felt myself falling.

I awoke slowly to see 4 faces peering over me. Deja vu much. "What happened?" I asked as I rubbed my eyes. "You inhaled to much smoke, your okay now" replied aunt Annabella, I could see tears glistening in her eyes. "Why are you crying?" I asked quietly. "We lost everything, including Harper" aunt said holding back sobs. "Harper, is she alive?" I asked, choking on every word. "We don't know, when you went inside and didn't come out with her mum panicked. The fire fighters went in and only found you unconscious next to Harpers bed." Answered Elliot. "Where could she be?" I sobbed. "Darling don't fret, we will find her" assured Granny.

After they all had left, I was sitting in the hospital bed going over everything that had happened. If only I didn't pass out, I would have made it to Harper. With tears flowing down my face I went over to the bathroom to wash them away. I splashed water on my face and looked into the mirror. What I saw made my mouth drop open...

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