So I laid there awake, in that room next to Terrence, my mind rushing over itself. I almost didn’t notice the smoke at first, but when the alarm sounded I knew that we were in trouble. I just had no idea how bad the trouble was. I started to cough the moment that I rose to my feet. The room was starting to fill up quickly and there wasn’t much that I could do about it. I headed for the door, but all I found was a wall. I was confused, disoriented as I struggled to find air.
I forced myself to stop, remembering that panicked people never make it out of emergency situations. I ducked down. That was what the fire fighters told me to do during our fire drills in elementary school. I remembered it as I lowered my body. I was on my hands and knees and I forced myself to take a deep breath of th
