Ronnie, after realizes just how much she loved Will, and being convinced by Megan (Will's sister) that the love between the two of them is indeed worth fighting for, she races to the court, where Will is scheduled to compete in a volleyball tournament to enlighten him, and assure him that she is more in love with him than ever. "She would have talked it all through with him, but with the game only minutes away, she didn't have time. As soon as she was close, she threw her arms around him and kissed him as passionately as she could. If he was surprised, he recovered quickly and began to kiss her back (pg. 323)." This made me realize just how strong their love is, even though it has only been thriving for a small while.
As the game rambles on, and Scott and him take the lead in the tournament, and are about to win the tournament, when Will, in the midst of the winning match, catches a glimpse of a surprise show being put on by Marcus, Blaze and their friends. They were tossing back fireballs, as this is what their usual acts usually consist of, and as Marcus tosses a fireball to Blaze, her shirt, which had accidentally been covered in fuel as Blaze had been getting ready for the show, started to produce billowing blames as it interacted with the fireball. In no time at all, Blaze was burning furiously, and as Will closed the distance between the two of them in order to save her, as Marcus had fled the scene once more. "A moment later, her hand were on fire as well, and her screams drowned out all other noises in the stadium... Even from a distance, Will could see the flames consuming her like a cyclone." Will, afraid as though Blaze will not have enough time to spare waiting for the ambulance to arrive, flies Blaze to the hospital. I can only visualize what it looked like to Will, to see one of his older friends suddenly be lit on fire. I visualized Blaze struggling in one place, first dropping to her knees, then finally to the ground, as the burning subsided. It described her skin to be red and injured, and I can imagine her shirt half melted from the heat of the fire. I can see the panic that must have been showing in Will's eyes as he ran towards Blaze, knowing full well there could be a possibility he would be too late to save her. I can visualize his sweaty face, now bright red from running all the way from the court to Blaze in a matter of seconds, and his hands shaking as he reached for Blaze's frail body, the sudden surprising weakness making it a struggle to carry her to his car.
What came to my attention while reading, and what Scoot mentioned to Will later on, is that even though Will may have saved Blaze's life, she probably wouldn't have saved him if he had been in the same situation as she had been. "Scott took a step toward him. "Do you think for a second she would have done the same for you? If you were hurt and you needed help? Not a chance (pg. 341)!" But after hearing that Blaze had used to be a nice, caring young girl when she had actually been friends with Will, I do believe that Blaze would have helped Will under certain circumstances. But as Marcus seems to be holding her back, and sort of acting as a controller of the things she does, she may have also hesitated, and avoided the situation as not to earn Marcus's disrespect. But this also made me acknowledge that after everything that Blaze had done to her, and how even though she had admitted to Ronnie she had been wrong, and still refused to admit it in court as she was tied to Marcus, Ronnie hadn't thought for one moment whether to help her not, she had just pitched in at once, knowing full well that Blaze was good at heart, as Will had told her one time before. This is an example of just how understanding a person like Ronnie could be.
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