Pulling up in front of the house people were being stupid and standing around it. Dirk and James had to push everyone out of the way while Zack and I put on our helmets running up into the house. Right when we got up to the door, the windows around us exploded pushing us back a little bit. Throwing myself at the door easily breaking it open I look inside seeing a man and a woman pulling a middle aged girl across the floor trying to get to the door.
"Please sir! Please help us! Our son is up there somewhere and I can't get to him!"
I nodded shouting directions to Merrick as he ran in and picked up the younger women ushering the other two people out of the house which I assumed was the other and father.
Focus Alex.
Right when I took a step twords the stairs the ceeling caved in from above and fell to the ground luckily missing me. I took careful but quick steps up the stairs when I heard cries and banging from upstairs.
I reached the landing and could see flames surrounding all of the doors. I ran into each room searching, kicking down doors, but to no avail I didn't find the boy. I ran down the hall to the last door trying to open it but it was locked. I started banging on it shouting 'hello's' and all I heard was screaming and crying.
"Hold on i'm going to get you! Don't move!"
I heard a blood curtling scream that broke my heart when I kicked down the door, the hot wood landing on the already burnt boy.
It was a young boy with dark hair. Clearly dressed in only boxers that were almost burnt away. His body was covered in blisters pretty much head to toe.
"He-elp me... I c-c-can't move" The boy cried.
"Okay, okay. You're going to be okay. Don't try and sit up okay. I'll come to you"
He nodded but disobeyed cause I took one step to him and he flinched and the floor collapsed beneath us, earning high screams from the boy but only a shout from me when we hit the floor.
I sat up quickly scooping the boy gently in my arms. He was visibly shaking whimpering into my jacket.
I pulled my pager off my belt and pressed the button to signal Flyzik.
"Flyzik! Get the truck opened. I got somebody"
I almost didn't even remember to clip it back before I stood up with the boy in my arms running out the door just in time 'cause the entire house collapsed the moment we stepped foot onto the lawn.
Jack was still shaking in my arms by the time I reached Flyzik.
"He's pretty badly burnt and he's in the stages of a panic attack." I told him and he nodded pulling out a gurney. I laid him down softly on it before turning around to walk away so Flyzik could tend to him. Before I could get too far away I heard a loud cry and a shout from Flyzik telling me to come back.
"'lex, he wants you to stay here"
I cocked an eyebrow at him and then looked down at the boy sitting down next to him. His eyes were closed but he reached over to my hand to hold it softly. I lightly grabbed it taking note that there were burns on his hand so I tried to not to hurt him... But face it... Every part of him was burned. I felt pity for him cause in my lifetime as a fireman i've only faced very minor burns but they were nothing compared to what he had. His... His were bleeding and raised, skin peeling on different parts of him. He was in pain. It was the only thing I saw when he opened his eyes and looked at me.
He was absolutely gorgeous. I saw behind the ashes covering him and the blisters and only saw beauty. He tightened his grip on my hand and screetched when Flyzik had to cut off his boxers, the metal touching his skin.
His shaking picking up now cause of the embarrassment of being exposed. He looked up at me with pleading eyes and I knew what he was trying to say. I let go of his hand and stepped into the back of the truck grabbing a thin sheet and a bottle of water, walking back to him and lightly covering his lap so he wasn't exposed anymore. He smiled softly muttering a 'thanks' as I sat back down taking his hand again.
Flyzik walked back around to us kinda jumping back cause that sheet wasn't there when he left but then realized 'Oh yeah, I probably should have done that for him'. I gave him a soft smile when he started to cry.
"It's gonna be okay. We'll get you to the hospital and they'll give you something for the pain, okay?"
He nodded tightening his grip when Flyzik tried to tell me we had to go.
"Nononono. He stays with me" The boy said to Matt.
Matt looked up at me and shrugged when I let go of his hand getting into the back of the truck helping him lift up the gurney into the back.
When Flyzik closed the door, I took off most of my gear, sitting back down beside him handing him a bottle of water.
He shook his head, trying to sit up. I shook my head getting up, lifting up the head of the gurney so it would sit up for him. He cried out in more pain during the process of moving but was okay once I stopped.
"Uh-h"
I hummed in response.
"N-name?"
"Oh, my name is Alex. You can call me Lex"
He smiled. "Names Jack"
I smiled back looking off into the distance out the window of the ambulance.
"L-lex?"
"Yeah, Jack?"
"You... y-you saved my-my life"
Jack chocked out in between sobs, wiping away the tears which smeared burnt ashes on his face.
"I had too.... I just... I couldn't just leave you in there."
"Thank you for not giving up looking. I could hear you searching everywhere but you couldn't find me... I was scared you wouldn't look where I was"
I shook my head shushing him right as we pulled up into the hospital.
"Let's get you fixed up, okay?" I said as Matt opened up the doors and started to pull out his gurney.