I was not able to escape the fire. As a result, my whole body got heavily burnt. On the other hand, his good sister, Karen, managed to leave the scene without a single scratch left on her body.
Luckily, the firefighters were able to save me. They managed to drag me out through the thick smoke. Seeing me that was finally saved, Karen sneered and provoked me from the safety of her stretcher, "In my brother’s heart, I’ll always be number one. Guess your life doesn’t mean much for him after all, does it?"
Anger surged inside of me. I struggled to my feet and slapped her hard across the face. "All you ever say is 'brother, brother'! If you’re so desperate to have a kid, I'll help you out!"
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Then I crumbled and fell into the oblivion.
Then, the next time I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the sterile white ceiling of the hospital room.
The searing pain in my right arm felt like molten lava had scorched my skin, a burning reminder that the fire was not some horrible dream.
My phone rang, but I didn’t even have the strength to roll over and answer it.
A kind nurse next to me pick the phone and hit the speaker button for me.