Mariam's POV
The smell of smoke was intense, and less than a mile away from reaching the orphanage, the brightness of a powerful fire became evident. There was a fire—there was no doubt about it.
'She burned everything so there would be no record of what happened,' I thought at that moment as my legs continued to push me forward at great speed. Every second counted and could mean a life.
At last, we arrived.
The brightness of the fire was almost blinding.
The orphanage was in flames!
Heavy beams were falling from the rafters, the roof had already collapsed in several places, and the entire building was nothing more than a massive bonfire.
Terror gripped my entire body.
I never thought I would live to see something so horrible.
Around the immense mass of fire, I managed to see a la
