Post 3 - Chapters 8-9 - Miss Maudie

Journal #3 by Ambar
Chapters 8-9
Perspective: Miss Maudie

Lost

It was around 1o’clock in the morning and I woke up to the smell of smoke. “Uh” I grunted as I shifted to my side and closed my eyes to try to fall back asleep. I took a deep breath. I smelled even more smoke… it was unusual because the fire in the chimney would’ve gone out by now because it’s so cold outside. I slowly got up, put on my slippers and rope and walked into my living room. I was still half asleep and I saw a bright light get closer to me each time I took a step. It was a bright orange-red-yellow color. I tilted my head to the side to get a different view until I noticed what the bright light was. It was fire! It was spreading through my living room coming closer to me. I froze. I didn’t know what to do. I just stood there and the perplexity that I was feeling just stopped me and kept me from not doing anything. I finally snapped out of it and ran out of my front door “Help!” I screamed.
I looked around the adjacent houses and I saw some neighbors looking out of their windows, wondering why I was screaming. “Help! My house! Help!” I screamed. Finally some of my neighbors came outside to help me. “Miss Maudie, are you alright?” I heard numerous people ask. “Yes I’m fine just help my house!” I told them. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t have the strength to get some of my furniture out of my house so I just stood there in front of my house watching it burn to flames. I felt so isolated from the world, everyone was inside my house trying to get some of my most prized possessions while I’m just standing here in front of my house hopelessly. I watched my house get eaten by flames, little by little until all I could see were flames. I could hear the roar of the flames and a big crash as my house collapsed into pieces on the floor.
I didn’t want to talk about all I just went through. I wasn’t acquainted about how the fire first started. All I know is that I woke up smelling smoke. Everybody was asking me if I was alright I didn’t pay attention to them and I just slowly walked towards my house step by step and tried to picture what used to be there. I lived in that house for many years, and it was kind of hard for me to try to believe that it’s all gone now. “Where would I stay?” I asked myself. As soon as I thought that Stephanie Crawford came up to me and asked if I would like to stay with her as if she read my mind. I told her that I would be delighted to stay with her and I thanked her for thinking of me. I was debating if I should’ve said no or yes but its too late now because I already told Ms. Stephanie that I would be delighted to stay with her. Oh well…
When we got to her house she gave me many blankets and set up her guest room for me and turned on her chimney. She told me that I went through a lot in the past couple of hours and that I should go to sleep. I agreed with her and I laid in the bed lightly closed my eyes, and drifted away into sleep.
The next morning I walked over to where the remains of my house laid and I went to see the damage. All of my azaleas were gone with the wind and burned to ashes. I looked around my backyard and saw that everything was gone. I realized that now I can build a smaller house just like I always wanted and I could have more room for my azaleas now. I began to get a feeling that everything was going to be just fine.