C1 Flashback

Smoke

There is smoke everywhere even the air is filled with soot, l can't even breathe properly neither can l see clearly cough a few times and my throat is dry before trying to get up but l can't seem to something is blocking me. I struggle to lift my head a little in order to see what it is, my eyes are killing me feels like there are broken glasses in their tears stream down my cheeks uncontrollably. I then move my hands to feel my legs but l touch someone's shoulder covered in a sweater; shocked l move my hand to trace the object that is lying atop. l moved my hand around and suddenly l reach closed eyes l move my hand further and feel a person's head immediately l recognize the haircut from somewhere. I use the life left in me to move the body and soon after l stumble and stagger eventually l am on my feet. I face the dead body Infront of me, my knees buckle and l fall back onto the rough surface not because l am powerless but because the dead body belongs to my dad, it's my dad.

How can it be what happened, I can't seem to fathom this? It takes me a couple of minutes to take it all in and here l stand drained of all power in the midst of our house which has been burnt down to the ground and there is still unextinguished fire at certain parts of the house everything is barely recognizable.

People are starting to gather around and some using their mobile phones, calling an ambulance...the cops...911 l suppose.

I start crying my heart out scanning everywhere for both my mother and little brother Josh. Once again l stumble on another dead body, all the colour drowns from my face when l saw my mom lying on a broken vase. It must be a bad dream l hit my head twice and it responds with a sharp pain, l am not dreaming it's actually happening. I continue looking around and that's when flashes from last night start coming back.

I remember everyone on the table ready for diner and l was helping my mom dishing out. I was the one who had prepared fish lasagna and l had set the table and everything else so everyone was really looking forward to it.