Lives Were Ruined Here

I held onto the railing until it became charred and burnt, making me drop my hand to my side while I held back a sob. The stairs creaked loudly as we stepped onto them, almost giving out on the new found weight. The weight of the children that once lived here. The children who’s lives were ruined here.

Entered in The Mask's Pre-Write contest.
And in wavebird2010's One-Shot contest

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