Golden Boy
chapter ten

Vinny

"You took an insane risk man." Drew said as nurses tapped up the burns on my wrists. 

"It was worth it." I said back to him. I meant it to. I'd do it all again if it meant saving Drew. He was my best friend and couldn't imagine anything without him. 

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I ducked under the barricades and made a break from the house. As soon as I was in  the front door I knew there was no turning back.I bolted upstairs past the firemen who were doing a bad ob of finding my best friend.

"Drew! Drew! Where are you man?" I was shouting barely able to see through the flames but I wasn't turning back without him. I felt one of the flames touch my arm. Man that hurt. I shouted again. "Drew!" I heard a pounding and then jiggling. I followed  the noise.The bathroom door handle was jiggling. There was a chair wedged under the handle and I knew in Drew's house this  was the only door that locked on the outside. What was this chair doing here? I kicked the chair out of the way,  popped the lock and flung the door open.

"Vin?" Drew was clearly baffled to see me.

"I'll explain later. Let's go!" I grabbed his arm. I heard the roof cracking. It was going to cave in and if we didn't get out of here soon we were going down with it. I noticed the three firemen retreat from the house, clearly willing to let us die in here. That  wasn't an option. The roof continued to give way and I knew we only had seconds left. As I heard the finally crack I knew this was it. I saw the front door and shoved Drew out and then launched myself out there. We made it out. We were okay. My arms stung but Drew was alive. 

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"I'd do it all again man." I told him. 

"I truly appreciate it. Like I can never repay you. You saved my life Vinny."Drew said. 

"You're my best friend Drew. I wasn't going to sit back and do nothing."

"I know. Now I just don't know what I'm gonna do. Someone put that chair there. Someone locked me in that room. I can't live like that." Drew said softly. I looked at the tiles on the walls of the emergency room. This conversation was getting very emotional. Someone had tried to kill my best friend. One of his parents. They were supposed to kill for him not try to kill him.

"You can live with me." I said. 

"Dude I can't intrude like that."

"Dude it wouldn't be like that. My parents love you. We have plenty of room."

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"Of course." Drew practically flung himself at me and hugged me. 

"Thank you so much Vinny."

"You know its not problem man. Next time give me a warning when your going to attack me though."

"You didn't mind when Brooklyn did it today." He said with a smirk still hugging me. 

Ahh yeah. That hug Brooklyn gave me when me and Drew made it out of the house was indescribable. I never wanted to let go. But for now I was gonna hang on to my best friend and thank God over and over that he was still here.  

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