Ethan's Housefire

This was written on November 22, 2022. Information may be outdated, unfinished, or completely irrelevant

Ethan and Skyler are best friends. They have known eachother since Middle School. Today, they were hanging out at Ethan's house.

"I can't think of a meme that isn't on that jacket!" Skyler laughed. Ethan was hand-sewing patches with memes on them onto his denim jacket. "I can," Ethan laughed as well. They were both in Ethan's bedroom, which was also the attic, and Skyler was sitting on his bed while Ethan was sitting by the window, sewing. He had been doing this for years now, and it is his pride and passion. "And... Done! patch number fifty-two has been added!" Ethan said excitedly. Skyler gave Ethan a round of applause, then they both laughed.

"Hey, do you smell that?" Skyler sniffed cautiously. Ethan stopped laughing and stayed quiet to let Skyler concentrate. He recognized that tone of voice, and now he was worried. Suddenly, Skyler ran out of the attic, and then Ethan heard a scream. He rushed down the stairs to join Skyler, and they both saw the living room burning and the ceiling smoldering. They both froze as they watched the fire dance dangerously. Then, the floorboards in the attic fell through, causing the fire to expand. Skyler and Ethan both jumped through the window, then ran to a safe distance from the house. Skyler pulled out his phone and started calling 911. 

Ethan was traumatized. He had forgotten his jacket in there, and now it's probably on fire, all ruined now. He sat on the ground and started crying. Skyler walked over to him and knelt, trying to comfort him, but he couldn't find anything to say, so he just patted Ethan on the back. After a while, Ethan calmed down, and the firefighters arrived, but by the time they got to the house, more than half of it was gone. Including the jacket.