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Zach had been afraid of fire since he was a little boy. It was the weirdest thing because his dad was a firefighter and was in burning buildings constantly but Zach? He wouldn't even let his mom light candles in the house. He hated everything about fire. The smell, the warmth, the "feeling" of having something burning next to him.
One time, Zach's friends decided to pull a prank on him and invite him to a party. That party had a bonfire pit and there was a fire burning in the middle of the backyard. Zach tried to be brave and not freak out but after his friends starting messing around and almost pushed him into the fire Zach totally lost it. It's safe to say he no longer hangs out with those people.
For most people, fire is calming. It brings a sense of warmth and peace to a situation. But for Zach it brings fear and anxiety. He can feel his lungs and throat tense up when fire is near him. He can feel his nose start to burn when the smell of smoke reaches his nostrils. When he feels the warmth of the fire his whole body feels like it's scorching. All of his senses are intensified by 100 times.
Because of his feelings towards fire, it was a real shock that he even ran into that house that day. It was late on a Friday night, Zach was coming home from his friends house. From far away he could see some orange in the distance and as he was pulling up closer to his neighbors house he saw it. The raging fire in the garage of his next door neighbors house. His first instinct was to run, run away in the opposite direction but then he remembered. Lily, the 8 year old girl who he baby sat so many times before was in that house. Alone. Her parents were out for the night and Lily was alone upstairs. She was probably so scared. So what did Zach do? He ripped of his jacket and ran. He burst through the front door and he heard a screech. It sounded like a truck's tires slamming against the asphalt. Zach realized it was Lily standing at the top of the stairs screaming and crying. "JUMP!" He yelled back. Lily, trusting Zach made a run for it and jumped into his arms. They both ran thought the scorching hot flames. Zach could feel the smoke piling up in his lungs like bricks but he didn't stop. He had to help Lily. He could barely see anything because the smoke was cutting his eyes, but they finally made it to the front door. The fresh air was cold like ice. It was the most relieving feeling. Zach was so incredibly happy and proud of himself for saving that little girl. He had just faced his fears in the most intense way possible.
One time, Zach's friends decided to pull a prank on him and invite him to a party. That party had a bonfire pit and there was a fire burning in the middle of the backyard. Zach tried to be brave and not freak out but after his friends starting messing around and almost pushed him into the fire Zach totally lost it. It's safe to say he no longer hangs out with those people.
For most people, fire is calming. It brings a sense of warmth and peace to a situation. But for Zach it brings fear and anxiety. He can feel his lungs and throat tense up when fire is near him. He can feel his nose start to burn when the smell of smoke reaches his nostrils. When he feels the warmth of the fire his whole body feels like it's scorching. All of his senses are intensified by 100 times.
Because of his feelings towards fire, it was a real shock that he even ran into that house that day. It was late on a Friday night, Zach was coming home from his friends house. From far away he could see some orange in the distance and as he was pulling up closer to his neighbors house he saw it. The raging fire in the garage of his next door neighbors house. His first instinct was to run, run away in the opposite direction but then he remembered. Lily, the 8 year old girl who he baby sat so many times before was in that house. Alone. Her parents were out for the night and Lily was alone upstairs. She was probably so scared. So what did Zach do? He ripped of his jacket and ran. He burst through the front door and he heard a screech. It sounded like a truck's tires slamming against the asphalt. Zach realized it was Lily standing at the top of the stairs screaming and crying. "JUMP!" He yelled back. Lily, trusting Zach made a run for it and jumped into his arms. They both ran thought the scorching hot flames. Zach could feel the smoke piling up in his lungs like bricks but he didn't stop. He had to help Lily. He could barely see anything because the smoke was cutting his eyes, but they finally made it to the front door. The fresh air was cold like ice. It was the most relieving feeling. Zach was so incredibly happy and proud of himself for saving that little girl. He had just faced his fears in the most intense way possible.
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