Sanctuary in the Storm

Nadia

There was a fire.

I watched from a distance as a gigantic villa burnt to the ground. Searing heat rolled over my skin in blistering waves. I could hear agonizing screams echoing from inside the collapsing structure. I wanted to run into that raging inferno. I needed to drag them out. No matter how hard I ordered my legs to move, my limbs refused to obey. Invisible chains locked me in place