Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 42: Through the Flames
Abby

Just as I’m leaning forward to make sense of the strange spark in the back of the oven, something

ignites.

I jump back with a yelp just as the heat nearly consumes me.

My heart races as the orange flames dance menacingly from the oven, cutting off the symphony of our

dinner rush with its threatening roar. The scent of burnt food mingles with a more acrid, electrical smell.

An electrical fire.

Panic courses through me.

“Fire! Fire in the oven!” I shout, reaching for the nearby fire extinguisher.

My fingers barely grasp the cool metal before I feel the searing heat engulf my arm. A sharp pain

lances through me, and I draw back with a sharp hiss, dropping the fire extinguisher.

My arm pulses with intense pain, the skin red and already blistering.

“Abby!” Karl’s voice cuts through the chaos, and before I know it, he’s beside me, effortlessly wielding

the extinguisher to smother the flames. Within moments, the roaring fire is reduced to a smoky whisper,

but the damage is done.

I cradle my burnt arm, biting back the tears that threaten to spill. The pain is overwhelming. My vision

blurs, and my legs feel weak. The world tilts.

“Abby, look at me,” Karl urges, his voice lined with concern. His deep brown eyes are inches away, full

of worry.

“I… I’m okay,” I manage, although the quiver in my voice betrays me. The pain isn’t subsiding, and a

nauseating mix of fear and shock swirls within me.

“You’re not okay,” he insists. “We need to get you to the hospital. Now.”

The bustling sounds of the restaurant seem distant. Whispers and murmurs of concern ripple around

us, but all I can focus on is Karl’s steady voice.

“No, the restaurant…” I begin, my thoughts fragmented. The reality of the situation hasn’t fully sunk in.

Jake. “Handle things here. I’ll take Abby

scoops me up, his arms cradling me

kitchen, is oddly comforting. My head rests against

is a sharp contrast to the heat inside,

but shiver.

on the passenger seat, buckling me in. “Just hang in there,

We’ll be there soon.”

arm. The pain is unbearable, but having Karl beside

strange balm. novelbin

with mine. It’s a simple

vulnerability, it means everything.

shooting me a quick glance before focusing back

above a

you weren’t there.”

tracing comforting circles on my skin. “You don’t have to

did

not true. In my pain-induced

one thing after another. Like he returned at

silly; I’m

of his pulse against my fingers. The city

inside the car, time seems

bad is it?” I ask, my voice

illuminating the concern etched

The doctors will take

into a comfortable silence. The hum of the engine, combined

world outside becomes a hazy,

is a constant, grounding me. Even in the throes of

moment. Our shared experiences in the

fostered a connection I

him glance over at me from time to time, ensuring I’m

emotion that’s hard to

feels like mere moments before the car comes to a halt. The glaring lights of

gravity of the situation

out of the car, the pain intensifies, but

doing great,” he whispers, guiding me through the

white interiors of the emergency room are a stark contrast to the warm, cozy ambiance

Nurses and doctors move about with practiced precision, their voices a blend

and concern.

cuts through the din. “She needs

bed, the clinical environment around me a

protector, stays close, filling out the necessary paperwork

just as shaken up as I am, he’s my anchor in this moment. And as

clutch his hand, drawing