The Fire

It was Friday, August 13, 2021, the day before my wedding. I was nursing a beta fish my daughter left with me who got sick. I researched beta fish illnesses and think I gave him the correct diagnosis. He was in and out of ICU for many months. He would heal and then get sick again. On August 13, I decided his suffering was too great and he need to be humanely euthanized, but I could not do it. I asked my fiancé to take care of “Leo, the Beta Fish” and I did not want to see what he was doing. So, he laid Leo to rest and we continued on with getting ready for our wedding the next day. I was marrying the love of my life and was so excited! We prepared for bed around 930pm when we smelled a strong chemical smell upstairs. We began searching for the source, but we could not find it and it became stronger and stronger. I had to get out of the house. First anaphylactic reaction. A few minutes later everyone came out of the house and my fiancé was also started to react. He called 911 and the fire dept came. They found the source which was a fish tank heater that was set down on the table; it was smoldering at this point. The firemen put it out and my fiancé and I sat outside until 2 am while the house was airing out. We went to bed, we have a wedding the next day!!