Chapter 63 - Kurt

It takes me a second to realize exactly what’s happening. I feel groggy and dazed. It’s hard to breathe and I have to force myself to sit up.

Everything in the room seems hazy and it’s hard to focus on anything.

“Fuck…” I croak out. What the hell has my mother done now? Because she has to be the cause of this. Other than the current situation with Fatima, my mother is the source of everything fucked up that I have to deal with in my life. It’s gotta be her.

I push my feet to the floor before snatching them back. Good news, I’m more awake. Bad news, the floor is hot. Like almost painfully.

I rub my eyes trying to clear them. Unfortunately, when I open them, things don’t seem any clearer. It’s then that I realize what’s going on.

The house is on fire. There is smoke in my room. And I was so exhausted that I didn’t realize that it started.

Putting my feet back down, I cross the floor in quick footsteps a