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  A harsh cough tickles my throat, I let it come out of me, wracking my chest. The smoke had gotten to me, even entered my eyes. I blink it away and try to look around me for my comrades. I try to fight through the haze and try to remember if I told them to run or I was the only one that ran. I pull off the full face mask, hoping I would breathe better, but it seemed the smoke was living in my nostrils.

  "M!" I hear Erin call out. My neck snap in the direction where I think his scared voice called out from.

  "Erin?" I ask.

Something smacks into me, and i stumble backwards a bit, losing my balance.

  "You are okay." Erin whispers, relief leaking from every pore on his body.

I hug him back,

  "You are okay too. That's a relief." My voice chokes on the tears.

I pull away first, looking around us and finding no one.

  "Where are They? Abby and Austin." I dared to ask.