Fire

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Story type: Angel
Location: camden, nj
Source: Form Submission

when i was about 15 years old, I experienced a lot of depression and would spend a lot of time in my room thinking, writing, and crying--I was miserable. one afterschool evening i was in my room, obviously upset about something in my life because i locked myself in my room. this particular evening i decided to light a candle, sit on my bed, and write my thoughts, as usual. i must have been crying because i fell asleep by unknowingly, candle still burning on my nightstand. I sleep very hard, and its hard to wake me up.

Next thing i know, i heard a crack and i jumped up to discover the table next to my bed was on fire! i was HYSTERICAL because my BIGGEST fear in this world is FIRE. i began to panic and started to pat the fire out with my hands becuase i feared the fire would spread if i ran to get water. I could feel a slight burn as I patted the rising fire out, not fearing that i could catch fire or burn myself. It took about a minute or two but it felt like forever. When the fire was out, i opened my bedroom door with my fingers because my palms were badly burned, and THEN the smoke alarm went off!

i ran to the bathroom to get some water, poured it over the smoke, and discovered the glass of water i placed on the table before i lit the candle. when my adrenaline stopped pumping, i was bawling my eyes out, because not only were my hands badly burned, but i was in shock realizing that had i not been awokened by that special someone, my hair would have been the first thing to catch fire, as my pillow was an INCH away from the fire. I always beleived in angels but i just realized recently that i have the best spirit guide a gal could ever have.