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Personal Narrative-The Fire

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I squint through the ash as it became very hard to peer through. Sweat dripped down my face, stinging my eyes due to the unbearable heat. My team and I haven’t found anyone left in the ash since right after the fire sprouted up. Although the heat was burning through my suit, I kept looking. I was all alone, surrounded by huge ash clouds and temperatures reaching over 100°. The time in the fire felt long and exhausting, but I was determined to keep looking.
Suddenly, a huge heat wave fluttered up in front of me, snapping the floor in front of me. I backed up to try to find a concrete surface but there wasn’t one. Instead, I wished the floor I stood upon was stable. The fire started to settle down after a while, and I started to trudge on once more. Every step felt harder, as I kept moving. I came upon a hallway with at least 12 doors all almost burn to the brim. As I entered the hallway I …show more content…

It’s just a little hard to breathe.” answer. She was carrying something truly beautiful. I was determined to get him to safety.
“Are you doing ok? I bet your oxygen levels are running low from the amount of time you’ve been in here,” she questioned.
“Yes I’m fine, my tank isn’t that low, we’re almost there,”. She started to loose her ground. The baby started to slip out of her hands, I sprang out below her to grab him as he fell.
“Are you sure you're ok?” I asked. “No I’m not too well!” she exclaimed. I saw the light peering from the exit.
“ We’re just about there, hold on for a few more minutes. ” Finally, we got to the door where everyone started cheering my name. I uprooted my mask to the smell of burnt ash and rubber. They scooped up the light, delicate baby out of my hands and carried both of them to the ambulance.
“Cut….. that was perfect, Austen you were amazing. Nice gob Clark. Thats a rap” the director said with glee. “Clark you did great you really emphasized that lack of oxygen.” I said. “You did great too, Austen,” . ( 11

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