today was another test.
Just when I was finally feeling settled in my new home and positive about Chicago, life threw me another test. This morning I woke up to my alarm clock buzzing. I jumped out of bed, hit snooze, climbed back in for a few minutes of sleep. Then repeat. Then I noticed it looking kind of hazy in my room. Was it smokey? or was my vision just blurry?! I put on my glasses and found smoke pouring in from all of our vents in the house. I couldnt smell it cause I'm sick and stuffed up. So anyways I jump outta bed slip on my slippers grab my coat, my dog and run out the backdoor. I forget my purse, phone, keys. My roomate runs out as well. We pound on the door of the basement apartment beneath our house trying to get the man out...his apartment is the one on fire. He wont come out. We go back inside and start opening windows and trying to find her dog. But within a few seconds the house goes from hazy to hot dark black smoke. We have to get out. Dogless. My roomae has her phone and calls her dad then 911. The fighterfighters and her dad both get there. My roomate is hysterical. I feel bad because I know i would be too if my dog were in there but she is the first thing i got out of the house. All of these things are running through my head like...omg my only car key is in there. And the fact that i still havent opened a bank account and have over 1500 dollars in cash in my room hidden. My phone is in there and i cant even call anyone. Do we have renters insurance? Anyways...long story short...they got the dog out:) The got the man out but he is in the hospital burned. They put out the fire. They broke every window in the whole house. Our stuff is covered in glass and soot. It smells horribly of smoke. But it all seems okay..at least nothing burned. I got my purse, phone, money, car keys, laptop and some clothes. Now im in Indiana...I brought Teddy here so she can stay with my mom til i find a new place to live. I'm going back in the morning because i have a job and i need to work to get money to pay for a new home. Life must go on. Cross your fingers for me.
xoxo
xoxo