“Wait-“
And there she goes. I throw my hands in the air and follow that cheap excuse of a friend.
Where the fire is isn’t so far away. If you start running from here, you’ll get there in within two minutes.
“Wait for me will ya!” I yell at her only to have her stop and look at me like I’m the most craziest person in town.
“Are you trying to wake up the neighborhood? Stop shouting!”
I make a face of disbelief at her. They’d already be up with all these commotion. When I’m close enough I surprise her with a smack on the arm to which she winces and yells at me.
“Stop hitting!” She’s fed up with all the abuse today. Not that I care.
“Shut up and let’s go back inside. I’m pretty sure whoever’s house’s on fire don’t want attention.” I know I wouldn’t like getting a crowd myself.
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