"Amanda…"

Amanda saw a figure barge in amidst the thick fog.

Ahem…

She coughed again violently.

Joan glanced at Jessica, who had fallen to the ground. He bent down to pick her up and run outside, which was long empty. The taxi driver had driven off for fear of causing trouble.

He placed Jessica on the relatively safer grass. He called 911 and then ran back inside, where the fire grew even more intense, and the strong smell of burning filled the air.

The fire surrounded Amanda, and she had long since been scorched to the point of coma, with a sliver of consciousness left. She had seen her grandmother being saved, but she just didn't see who did it.

She braced herself for the last of her consciousness, hoping to see who had helped her save her grandmother.

"Amanda…" said Joan, rushing in from outside the flames despite the danger.

and

rope that

This was very tricky.

gently patted Amanda's face, "Don't be afraid, I will get you

and she said hoarsely, "Leave

you behind." He rushed out of the fire to find something that could break

break the chain. Just when he was at a loss as to what to do, he saw a

from passing out. She knew well that she might not survive, "Don't risk your life for

didn't want to drag Joan along

her and instead tried to pry the chains off with the

here!" Her voice

hand cupped Amanda's face, looking deeply at her, "I always felt that respecting your choice was being good to you, but now I think that I may have been wrong. It's often being in the middle of it that makes you unable to see the

like you, and I mean it. Will you

eyes to look at him. She could saw her reflections and the blazing fire

of the situation she was in at

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