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With the amount of travel I do, I’m certain I’ll end up getting it. And if that’s the case, I won’t even be able to see Mom. Her immunesystem is very fragile due to her cancer treatment, so she can’t even think about exposing herself to something like that.
Bia went so far as to say she believes that, if the situation worsens, very soon they will order a country-wide lockdown and even close the borders.
It sounds like something out of a science fiction story, and I hope it’s all just scaremongering. I can’t afford to stop working. My family, especially my mother’s health, depends on me.
There are only two more minutes before I get home. The night is dark; there’s not a single star in the sky, so when I see a flash, I find it strange.
First, I think it’s fireworks—but it doesn’t make any sense; we’re far from the Fourth of July.
The closer I get to it, the stronger the uneasiness that spreads through me. When I finally get closer, I scream in horror.
My parents’ house is on fire.
I leave everything behind in the car, and as I run, I call 911. “My parents’ house is on fire. My mother has cancer; please send someone!”
“Ma’am, what’s your name?”
“Zoe Turner. Did you hear what I said? My parents’ house is on fire!”
“Please calm down.”
“The hell I’m going to calm down! The address is 1014 Peanut Drive.”
I drop my phone on the floor and run to the door just as it opens, and my Dad comes out with Mom in his arms. The nurse comes screaming right behind him.
Thank God!
But then I remember Bia.
“Where is Bia, Dad?”
“I don’t know if she managed to get out, baby.”
“Oh my God, no!”
I run inside but can’t get too close to the room Bia is staying in. The heat is unbearable, and I start to feel short of breath.
“Bia!”
“Zoe?”
“Come on, I’m here!”
“I won’t make it, Zoe!”
“For God’s sake, don’t say that. Of course, you will!”
“Get out of the house, Zoe. Take cover!”
“No. I won’t leave without you. No way I am leaving without you!”
“I locked him in, Zoe. I managed to lock the bastard inside the room.”
“Who? Who are you talking about?”
“Mike. He was the one who set the house on fire. He thought I was you.”
I hear the fire department sirens in the distance but don’t know if they’ll make it in time. I need to save my friend.
