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Love Rivals 17
ALEX:
I woke up soaked by my own sweat, I panicked as I ran out of the room. I got to Chelsea's room panting, I tried calming myself before I went ahead to open the door, I was relieved as I saw her sleeping soundly on her bed, I then went to my parents room, they were also sleeping cuddling each other, I smiled and sighed as it was only a dream, but I have to be careful, it just means that Claire is on the verge of planning something, I have to be weary of her, I thought as I went back to bed, hoping Sam was okay.

CLAIRE:
"Damn it", I cursed as I thought of ways u could get Alex to be mine, all my plans were always having backslides, then it hit me, 'since I can't get Alex to leave that good for nothing Samantha, I'll just have to kill her and pretend it was an accident, her parents might also pay for her sins, but I guess sacrifices have to be made', I smirked, pleased of the idea I brought up. As I layed down to rest, the image of the man I saw earlier made me snap out of my sleep, 'What is wrong with me?, why can't I get that man out of my head', I thought to myself, and with that I walked outside, and thought, if I was to sleep now, then I might end up not carrying out my plan.
I stood in front of Samantha's house with a gallon of gasoline and lighter, I went to their kitchen, and began pouring the gasoline from there, I made sure I left no part of the house out as I soaked their house. When I was through, I lit up the place from the entrance and left, smiling as I was satisfied with my work, "Good riddance, Samantha, Alex is mine", I said as I walked away.

ALEX:
I wasn't able to get an ounce of sleep ever since I got that dream, although I was relieved that Mom, dad said Chelsea were alright, I just couldn't shake this feeling that something happened to Sam, or rather something was about to happen, I stood up unable to take it anymore, I silently went to the stables, and picked up my horse, walking a few metres away from the house before mounting it and rushing to Sam's house while chanting, 'please be okay' repeatedly.

SAM:
I was perceiving the odor of smoke, it was as if something was burning, I woke up to go check it out, wondering if mum left the gas on again, when I got to the stairs, although in a drowsy state, found that the house was in fire, my eyes widened at the thought that we were going to be burned alive, my mind went blank for a few seconds as I took in the sight before me, then I got ahold of myself and ran to my parents room, they were still fast asleep.
I barged in their room and yelled, "FIRE!!!, Mum, Dad, wake up, the house is on fire", I tried waking both my parents up as I continued shouting, in my mind I was praying that this was all a dream and that I would wake up from, Alex is probably still at home sleeping, and he can't help us now, What do I do, I can't just leave them be here, we have no neighbors, so no one can come to my aid, I began lifting my dad, as he was the one with less weight, I got downstairs and saw that the fire had increased and I couldn't get through easily, I just went back up dropping to the floor with my dad, all hopes of surviving this, burned by the flames themselves.

ALEX:
I was on the route to Sam's house when I saw smoke, "No, no, no, no, NOOO!!!", I said repeatedly as I increased the speed, praying for Sam and her parents to be alright at least, I got to the hill leading down to their house, and it was then I saw their house, engulfed in flames, it would be a miracle if they were to still be alive, "Hyaa", I yelled as I raced for their house.
I barely reached when I heard coughing from the inside, "Thank goodness, they're still alive", I said, "SAM!!!", I yelled, "Can You Hear Me??", the coughing just intensified, the I heard a faint, "Help!", I began looking for a ladder, as the flames were too much to handle, I didn't see but saw hay, out of impatience, I quickly grabbed it and searched around the house for a place with less fire, I saw a window at the back of the house, and I layed the hay there. I had no time to wait around looking for a way to get in, I rushed in through the back door, and then I saw that there was a gas cylinder in the house, I quickly disconnected it and shifted it near the door, I ran upstairs, paying no attention to the burns on my skin, I got up the stairs and there was smoke every where, *Cough, Cough*, "Sam, where are you?" I said as I walked across the rooms, I saw a room with an open door, I ran there and there they were, thankfully there was a window in the room, and I quickly went to open it, checking to see if this was the window where I had placed the hay, the hay was in the room before this one, I coughed as I held Sam, trying to wake her up as I couldn't carry them all in time.

SAM:
I heard a familiar voice calling out to me, I slowly opened my eyes, every where was a bit blurry for a few seconds before Alex came into view, he came, my Alex was here, he was saying some words that I couldn't make out, the. I decided to pay closer attention, "I can't do this alone Sam, I need you to take one of your parents and I'll take the other one, the house is going down in a few minutes, I nodded still shocked at the fact that Alex was really here, with us, with me.
Alex said he had put a couple of hay downstairs near the window of the next room, I carried dad, while Alex carried my mum, we got to my room, and Alex went ahead and opened the window, he looked down and saw the hay there, "Will it be safe for them?", I asked worried that this save might end up putting my parent's life on risk, "I'm not really sure, but it's better than being burned alive, right?" I agreed, and he went ahead to wake up my mum, she was Abit hesitant but woke up when she was about going down, "What's going on?", was all she said, "brace yourself", Alex said before he threw her down, it was quite a fall but she was alright, then he took Dad, and did the same except dad didn't wake up so Alex sent him down like that, then I was up next, I held Alex's hand as he led me to the window, I jumped and landed safely, I hugged mum and we both went a safe distance from the house waiting for Alex to come down. Alex was about coming down when the roof collapsed, he was quick to respond although the roof scratched his arm, I panicked, Alex looked at me and smiled, whispering 'I Love You', before closing the window.
I was about to rush to him when mum held me back, "Samantha, No!", she said, "Mum, I have to go, what if he doesn't come out, wh... what if
..", I said between sobs, "Don't worry, let's hope he will be able to get out in time before the house collapses", was all mum said and I just nodded and watched as the house I was raised burned to ashes.
A few minutes later, the house crumbled and there was no sign of Alex, I began crying and hugged my mum tight, she just told me to be patient, it was then I heard neighs, I quickly turned around, almost on the verge of pushing mum away, I looked at a particular spot waiting for a specific someone to come along with that horse, but I only saw his horse racing towards us, at that moment, I felt as if I had not only lost my house, but also the man with whom I would but another, I was devastated and started crying, when his spirit had gotten to where we were, Mum and Dad got on and when mum asked if I wanted to come along, "He can't be gone, I won't let him leave", was all I said, mum seemed to get my message and left with Dad, who apparently woke up questioning mum what had happened, I walked slowly to the pile of ashes that was once my home, searching for someone, I walked around refusing to accept the fact that Alex had been burned with the house, my knees have in and I fell down, I was about giving up when I heard a familiar voice, "Crying is not good for you", he said, I turned around, my eyes bloodshot, and he smiled, his arm bleeding from the cut earlier on, I stumbled as I stood up to hug him, I cried in his arms, "It's alright, I'm okay", he said, "I...I thought...you were...", "shhh" Alex said to calm me down, he raised my head and wiped my tears, "You know what you look kinda cute when you cry, you should cry more often", he said and u just burst out laughing, pounding his chest playfully, he then hugged me and I melted in his arms, I wanted to ask how he knew I needed him, but I decided not to spoil the moment, but savor every bit of it.

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