sungpraise:
the-perfect-scientist:
The bang and screaming had Carlos running
toward the smoke faster. Quickly he emerged from the forest and saw cabins, a
flagpole, and a bunch of running and screaming children. “Everyone, away from
the fire!” he exclaimed, and he broke the lock on the extinguisher before
running to the tree. He started to blast the fireworks inside with cold CO2
foam.
Anglea was surprised when she realized she
recognized the labcoat and the black hair not unlike her own. “Daddy!” she
cried, running up to him.
“Angela??” Carlos said, shocked. “Angela, stay
back! Does anyone have a phone!?”
“David does!” Angela said. “Where’s David?”
She looked around at the other campers. “Is he tied to the flagpole again?”
Carlos looked at his daughter incredulously. “What??”
Panic had set in, though David couldn’t place exactly why he was feeling so terrified. Why all this felt so familiar. He was feeling utterly, hopelessly constricted when Nikki seemed to decide the situation was out of hand and that David needed help.
Things were out on control and so much more different than usual. Even with the new adult helping, she knew she needed to get David out.
She was quick to work at the knots they had tied, struggling with how tight they were with trembling fingers. The adrenaline rush wasn’t as fun as she would have hoped. Finally though, he was freed.
David fell to his knees, gasping for breath while Nikki seemed to be trying to pull him up.
“David, come on! David!” She was trying to get him to move but something seemed really wrong. She looked around, really starting to worry. Was there such a thing as too much chaos? “Somebody!?”
Angela perked up, hearing Nikki yelling. She
looked over at her father worriedly. “Daddy…?”
Carlos groaned. He set the nozzle down and
reached into his pocket to grab his phone. He handed it to Angela. “Find
another adult. If you can’t, call 911, mijita.”
Angela nodded, shaking but determined. “O-okay,
daddy!” she said and she turned around to hurry away.
She went to the flagpole first and was
relieved to see Nikki and David.
“David! My daddy’s here taking care of the
fire, but he said we need to call the police!”
