181: BLAME ON ME?

LUKE'S POV Standing amidst the engulfing flames, feeling the oppressive heat pressing against my skin, I gasped for air, the acrid smoke invading my lungs. Panic clawed at my chest, threatening to overwhelm me. And things were even worse. This little kid who I was trying to rescue had been shot by someone, and now he was dead. I was really down; I didn't know what to do. What was Ariel going to think now? How was she going to live her life, knowing that her beloved son was no more? This was really brutal; whoever did this was so heartless, taking the life of an innocent child, all in the name of what? Vengeance or what? I didn't even know if I should get out of this building. It was really unbelievable. Yes, he did pass in that direction, the same one his sister went through. There were too many struggles, but he was able to prevail over them. And just as we were about to find our way out, he was shot in the back of his head. A lovely little kid, dead like that. Was I cursed that pe