"Fire! Get help!" The blaze roared, painting the night crimson.
"Get water! Call the enforcers!" Shouts and clattering filled the air.
I stood in a safe spot, knowing running around would only make things worse. Amid the chaos, Serena's tearful voice broke through. "Gabriel, don't go! You're hurt from shielding me from that beam. She's not worth it! What if something happens to you?"
Her words blurred into the noise. Then someone shouted my name.
"Lydia!"
I looked up, dazed, and saw Gabriel at my bedroom window on the second floor, his silhouette sharp against the flames, his face etched with panic.
"Lydia! Where are you? Say something!"
I called back, my voice raw and broken. Seeing him up there, frantic, stirred something in me. A voice screamed inside: *Look, even without his mem
