A Gentle Trap Ch 1

A Gentle Trap Ch 1

A Gentle Trap 

Chapter

The house was on fire

Mom and I could have escaped

Dad, instead, called, telling us to find his 

childhood sweetheart, Annabelle, and her 

daughter, Cindy, who lived next door, and 

bring them down

That’s why we missed our chance

He, a firefighter, rescued them first

Then, trying to get to us, he was blocked by

falling beam

Mom burned alive

I was left scarred, blamed for starting the 

blaze, and hated by everyone online

I wanted to prove my innocence

Dad told me to be quiet

If you clear your name, what about Annabelle 

and Cindy? Be generous. Can’t you take the 

fall for them?” 

I refused

I tried to call the cops, and Dad, eyes red

yanked out my oxygen tube

You’re too hurt, honey. You’ll be in pain even 

if you live. Suicide is the best way out, for 

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Full of bitterness, I died in that hospital bed

I woke up, back on the day of the fire

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The smell of smoke hit me, and I sat straight 

  1. up

Looking around, I broke out in a cold sweat

No burns, no bandages

Just the growing smell of smoke

No time to think, I ran to the next room and 

woke Mom

Last time, a fire had started in the hallway

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spreading to our place

Mom and I could have gotten out

But no, our neighbor had to be Dad’s little 

crush

He, a firefighter, actually told us to go back 

and get Annabelle and her kid

That’s how Mom died

This time, no hesitation, I grabbed Mom and 

got out

Lily, don’t run ahead. Mom’s in front. Stay 

behind me.” 

Feeling Mom’s love again, I teared up

Last time, I was burned so badly, lying in

hospital bed with infected wounds, and 

nobody cared

If Mom had been alive, she would have been 

there, keeping watch

It’s okay, Mom. The fire is still contained. We 

just need to get downstairs.” 

We raced down the stairwell

But I stopped us on the third floor

Mom adored Dad

This time, if we were going to survive, she 

needed to see him for who he really was

Lily, why are we stopping?” 

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I looked around. Mom, the fire’s moving 

upwards. We’re safe here for now.” 

Mom clutched her chest, like she was 

relieved

Then, she said, Call your dad. Tell him to 

send the fire trucks!” 

I just smiled

His call came less than a minute later

This time, I put him on speaker

A Gentle Trap

A Gentle Trap

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