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LONG DAY

Author: LUNA INK
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-11-24 01:10:02

Aarons pov

So much for a grand gesture.

The second that smoke alarm screamed overhead, I grabbed Ethan by the wrist and dragged him out of the kitchen, coughing through the haze. He stumbled into the living room, eyes wide, and I didn't even give him time to say a word before pushing him toward the front door.

“Out—come on,” I ordered, fanning at the thick smoke.

“Aaron, I can walk—”

“Not in this. Go.”

By the time I got him out into the hallway, the smoke was already spilling into the living room, blurred and thick. I darted back inside to try killing the burner and smothering the small flame licking the counter edge. My ribs protested, stabbing sharp under the bandage, but I ignored it.

The rag I'd used earlier--trying to scrape the burnt cheese--was too close to the flame. Of course it caught. Of course.

I managed to kill the burner and smother the rag under a metal pot, but the smoke was already choking the room.

I stumbled back outside, my chest heaving, just as the fire truck sc
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