Home Fires Novels & Stories

Scared of the monster she couldn’t protect her children and herself from. Most people run away from the shit that scares them. Only a few crazy fucks like me run towards it. “This is a fucking disaster!” I grit my teeth, standing in the shadows and watching the house burn down. The fire devours what used to be a beautiful home, leaving only ashes behind for the mourners to cry over. “No kidding!” Cyrus mutters from behind, leaning on his bike with his arms crossed. We stand there for a while, watching the firefighters do their best to put out the fire. But the explosion did a damn good job of tearing the house apart. If there was anyone inside, they’re probably burnt to a crisp by now.

"Bring out your damn hoses and pails! Grab even the bottles and gallons of mineral water from those stores! Just grab anything! Help transport water! These red guys' extinguishers are not enough for this!" The firefighters were still doing their best to put out the fire. However, since the area was where mostly poor and middle-class families lived, a large number of houses were partially made of inflammable materials hence even without mentioning the apartment, three other moderate-sized houses were also devoured by the fire. According to the onlooker she had asked, the cause of this was the numerous explosives detonated from the apartment. "Where's my sister!?" She questioned the man in bla

ADRIANA Thank God no one died from the fire. but a lot were injured and property was lost. I was livid. I’m STILL livid. God, I want to get my hands and Xander. Preferably around his neck, then I’ll hold on until I’m sure he can never hurt anyone again. We spent the rest of yesterday trying to save the properties of the affected people. Just to show how heartless he was, the fire was started very close to residential homes. If they hadn’t noticed it early, the damage it would have done would be very ugly.

Helena sobbed trying to get free. She threw herself on the ground as something exploded in the house. *** At the farm, Flynn woke up to his ringing of his phone. He grabbed it from the nightstand, still sleepy. “Hello?” “Flynn, your house!” His neighbourhood friend quickly spoke, panic laced in his voice. “Your house is on fire! The kids are inside!” “What?!” Flynn jumped from the bed, his heart hammering against his chest. “We are trying to control it, but it’s too big! Come home.”

⭐ Klaus POV ⭐ Fire… There was a disastrous fire in Silver that destroyed a lot of houses, injured a lot and killed two people. Among the screams and the children’s cries, Aria and I tried as much as possible to help. But the flames were rising up, turning the night sky into daylight. Soon the fire trucks arrived and controlled everything. The injured were taken to the hospital and Aria decided to let the people stay in the alpha house. Even though it wasn’t furnished, it could still provide a roof over their heads.

This is wonderful! We bring in our bags and I get a fire started in the fireplace using the stacks of newspaper the owners left here for kindling. My dad taught me how to start a fire. In the home we lived in until the separation and divorce there wasn’t any way of heating the house other than the fireplace. I had taken over making the fires when my dad wasn’t at home, after seeing my mom curse in frustration at whatever she was trying to light in our fireplace.

“Oh right, the mother and daughter who d*ed are really tragic.” “The biggest fire was in their house.” “It’s a pity the three people there d*ed in the fire.” “Look, the fire started in their house.” Three? Does that mean the house that had someone who d*ed in the fire isn’t ours? I held onto the dextrose hanging stand and pulled it. I parted the curtain and approached the two who were chatting. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to overhear what you were talking about. Can I ask where you got the information about the fire you were talking about?”

"Okay, let me ask you this. When your apartment caught on fire, were you ever outside?” “No. I was asleep in my mother’s study... I think,” I reply, confused. “I remember hiding beneath her desk for some reason and woke up to see that suddenly, there was fire everywhere.” “What about the scenario you just painted out, have you ever seen it before?” “All the time on the news, it’s still ranked top of the list on the internet.”

Nora asked. "Yeah, what about it?" Alice asked. "When my dad got to the scene, he found the car in flames and few officers were hurt," she said. Alice was shocked. "Jesus!" She screamed. "It's terrifying," Nora sighed. She decided to change the subject. "How are the boys? Are they awake?" She asked. Alice nodded, still trying to recover from her shock. "Let's go in then," Nora said and walked into the hospital. Alice dragged her feet lazily behind her. She was still immersed in her thoughts that she wasn't focused on her surroundings. She accidentally bumped into a man.

The voice on the other end was firm and professional. Adora froze. The police? “Yes, I am.” The officer continued quickly, “Your home is on fire. We need you to come immediately.” “What?” Adora’s eyes widened in shock. “My home’s on fire? Riverpoint Residence?”