The Fire Took Me, But Now Mom Regrets Ignoring Me
Language: en
When the fire started, I saw with my own eyes how my mom rushed into the room to wake up my sister, carrying her on her back and running outside. All I got was a single shout to "Run!" She didn’t even glance at me. I looked downstairs at my dad, who stood there holding his computer, frozen. Then, without hesitation, I ran straight into the flames. 1. "Is there anyone still upstairs?" the firefighter shouted to the group of residents who had escaped. My mom, along with the neighbors, responded quickly, “Everyone’s out, everyone’s out…” Everyone really was out. The five-story building had…