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18. La Fiera

Author: Sarah Raymond
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-19 17:49:11
The acrid smell of gasoline filled my lungs, making me cough. Why would there be—

A loud whoosh erupted behind me, the sound followed by an intense wave of heat that seemed to suck all the oxygen from the room. I whirled around to see flames engulfing the kitchen area.

"No!" I screamed, stumbling backward. The fire spread with terrifying speed, racing along the trail of gasoline that I now realized covered much of the floor.

I turned and ran in the opposite direction, searching desperately for another exit. The dining room led to a hallway, but flames were already licking at the walls there too. I scanned for any escape route that wasn't already blocked.

The glass doors to the pool. That was my only chance.

I sprinted back toward the kitchen, keeping as far from the flames as possible. The heat clawed at my skin as smoke thickened, turning the air into ash.

The sliding doors shimmered through the haze. So close, yet impossibly far.

My foot hit something and I went down h
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