For a moment, the world around me quieted, the smoke wasn’t burning my throat, the heat of the flames around me cooled. For a moment, I wasn’t the monster who hurt people and chased them away. Go east, sweet boy. My eyes snapped open and with all the energy I had left, I ran. Through the fire, I ran to her. For the rest of my life, I vowed I would run through fire to protect her.
