In the clinic, recovering from a house fire.

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Got the call from neighbors that my house was on fire.

I booked it straight home and tended to my siblings that were trapped inside. I went through the entrance from the adjacent building and took them out from there.

Fortunately, they were already outside on the rooftop on the third floor but I couldn't save their cat and her kitten; The room was too hot and the smoke stung like hell. Despite the smoke, I caught a glimpse of the kitten's white fur and saw that it was lifeless. I tried calling out for its mother but received no response.

I managed to pull of the curtains trying to gain access but it was futile, everything was scalding to the touch. Though, I managed to pull out my sister's laptop that was also really damn hot (still burned later as I placed it close to the room)

That was stupid of me, as well; I realize how dangerous melted fabric is but fortunately my hands are fine as the curtains weren't melted at the time.

I could feel so much energy coming out of that room. No way I was gonna get inside without melting my skin off.

It is extremely fortunate the my siblings made it out. One of them, my little brother (18), was still sleeping. He told me he holed himself in the adjacent room —which was a dead end and on the second floor— because when he went out to the stairs going down, there had already been so much smoke. What was fortunate was he decided to risk it through that smoke and go to the third floor, to my sister's room and also the exit to the rooftop.

I am at a loss for words how relieved I am that they got out safely. I truly am.

The firefighters arrived, but by the time they set up the hose, the fire already entered the master bedroom which had all of our stuff. That was a lost cause, but my room —the room my brother holed himself in initially— was still salvageable.

I directed the firefighters to hose down the door to my room and the gap between so the fire would not spread. Glad to report that it worked. My room is intact but the firefighters still hosed it down inside, which I understand. Despite a lot of smoke and water, some of our stuff survived.

Our house is gone, but we're all alive and for that alone, I am extremely grateful.