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Hot, but not unbearable

He reached up, grabbed the handle with his gloved hand, and opened the door

The roo, but visibility was still barely above zero

Reaching again for the ca apparatus, Jude scanned the roo that there was fire on both sides of the roo up, the opposite wall froood, because he was also pretty sure they weren’t going out the way they’d come in

Then, with the aid of the TIC cutting through the s made his heart pound

“Davenport? Do you hear me? Get out now,” Command screamed in his ear

It wasn’t the first time Command had screamed at him

/>He prayed it wasn’t the last

He didn’t answer his boss What was the point? He wasn’t going anywhere Not without the girl He wouldn’t leave her He couldn’t walk out of a burning building when the child’s therht Reality was that Command wouldn’t want him to None of their creould exit when a fire victiht

“There she is”

“Thank God,” Roger called from behind him

“Engine Seven to Command—we need a ladder to fourth division A-sidefor rescue” God, he hoped there was aon the exterior wall because he couldn’t see a thing “We have one victim”

Co the call

“Keeley?” Jude yelled, hoping the girl could hear hi that she’d answer, that she’d move

She didn’t