Unwanted Trouble

It was a cloudy, but warm day outside in Havenfield. The trees swayed from the wind and rays of sun shown through the gray clouds. Birds chirped loudly and dogs barked from their homes. An old couple was taking a nice walk along the sidewalk. Everything was very peaceful, and happy. 
In one of the red and white brick houses, a girl named Lola awoke from a light sleep. She yawned and promptly fell out of her bed. 
“Ow…” She muttered getting up from the carpeted floor. 				
She stretched and went to her closet to pick out an outfit for the day. She rummaged through her closet knocking a bunch of things until she found a green t shirt and black jeans.
“Perfect” She thought. 
She got dressed and hurriedly brushed her hair into a ponytail and tripped downstairs. 
“Lola?” Her mom called from the kitchen. 
“Why are you always making such a racket!?” 
Lola couldn’t help but grin sheepishly. 
“Sorry Mom!” She replied as she walked into the kitchen. 
She couldn’t help but notice the wonderful smell that was wafting from the stove. 
“What’s for breakfast?” She asked curiously. Mom smiled. 
“Can’t you guess?” She teased, turning off the stove. Lola shook my head playfully.
“No I can’t, what are you making?” 
Mom carried the pan over to where Lola was sitting and dug a spatula into the pan.
“My famous chocolate chip pancakes!” She said enthusiastically. 
She plopped 3 pancakes onto Lola’s plate and then poured syrup all over them. 
“Eat up!” She said. She then got another plate for herself and placed another 3 pancakes on it. Lola began to gobble up my pancakes like she haden’t eaten for weeks. It was soooo good. The pancake was rich and flavorful while the chocolate chips melted in my mouth. 
“Whoa there Lola, slow down!” Mom retorted, stuffing a forkful of pancake into her mouth. “Honestly, your going to choke if you keep that up.” 
Lola smiled through a mouthful of of pancakes.
“How was your sleep?” Mom asked, pouring syrup on her pancakes.
“Ehhh it was okay.” Lola replied.
“I had a really funny dream though, ducks and monkeys were bowing down to me and giving me pretzel cake. It was honestly terrifying.”
Mom laughed. 
“That’s quite the dream!” She said, helping herself to another pancake. 
Lola finished her pancakes and put her plate in the sink.
“Thanks for breakfast Mom!” She called.
“I’ll be heading to Katie’s after I go brush my teeth.”
“Alright honey, I’ll be in my office if you need anything.” She called back. Lola rinsed the plate then put it in the dishwasher. Then she dried her hands then went upstairs. Lola walked into her bathroom and grabbed her toothbrush. As she was putting toothpaste on it, she thought about what she was going to do today. 
“Maybe me and Katie could just watch tv? She thought as she stuck her toothbrush in her mouth. But that would be boring...maybe we could play video games together. I’ll just see what she wants to do!” 
Lola spit into the sink than rinsed her mouth and dried her hands. She flounced downstairs and called, 
“Bye Mom! I’m heading to Katie’s!” She put her light blue sneakers as her mother called back “Okay honey, don’t stay too late!” Lola opened her front door and stepped out of her house as a cool breeze blew her hair into her face. She saw Katie playing across the street with her younger brother. 
“Hi Katie!” Lola yelled. Katie turned around and saw Lola running towards them. 
“Hi Lola!” She said as she passed the basketball to her brother, Fynn. 
“What do you want to do today?” She asked as she hugged her best friend. 
“I don’t know, want to play video games? Or keep playing outside?” Lola said as she waved to Fynn.
“Hmm, you can join us in our basketball game!” Katie  exclaimed.
“Then we can go inside and play video games!” Lola nodded. 
“Sure!” She said. She liked playing basketball so she wasn’t really bothered. They played for a little while before getting hot and thirsty. 
“Do you wanna go inside now?” Katie asked. Fynn and Lola both nodded, having been exhausted too. They clambered inside and washed their hands thoroughly. Katie sat down on the carpet with a two large glasses of cold water. She handed one to Lola and took a big gulp out of the other before handing it to Fynn. Fynn rolled his eyes at Katie and went upstairs, taking the water with him. 
“So what do you wanna do?” Lola asked.
“Ooooh wanna watch tv I heard a new season is out.” Katie eagerly replied.
“Sure” Lola said. Lola had been looking forward to watching the season too, and it was more fun when your with a friend.
“I’ll get the show started, you make popcorn?” Katie asked, grabbing the remote off the table.
“Okay! Popcorn is really good.” Lola answered, getting up from where she was sitting. She grabbed the packet of popcorn from the pantry and then put it in a pot. She then lifted the pot to the microwave and punched in the numbers. After a few moments, the microwaved stopped and Lola took out the pot of popcorn. She carefully carried it back to the living room where Katie was waiting. 
“Mmmmm smells delicious!” Katie said reaching into the pot. Lola grinned and took a few for herself as well. Katie started the show and they both watched in silence, sometimes shrieking and hugging each other when there was a jump scare, or tearing up when there was a sad scene. Fynn came down to put the glass in the sink and ended up joining them. He ate most of the popcorn, which both Katie and Lola were not happy about. Lola got up to go to the bathroom. She sniffed the air and froze. 
“Umm guys? Do you smell that?” She asked nervously.
“No I don’t smell anything.” Fynn and Katie both looked at Lola with concern. 
“Uh okay.” Lola replied. She then got more worried and checked in the kitchen. She stared at the sight before her eyes before letting out a huge shriek. 
“GUYS!! THERES A FIRE IN THE KITCHEN WE NEED TO EVACUATE!!!” Lola jumped up and down and ran back into the living room, hauling Katie and Fynn up. She then raced upstairs and firmly knocked on Katie’s parent’s door. 
“THERES A FIRE MR AND MRS RIVERA WE NEED TO LEAVE!!” Almost immediately, the parents busted out of their room and ran downstairs to the phone. Lola ran after them and saw that they were calling 911. She ran out where Katie and Fynn were unwheeling the garden hose. 
“Guys I think it’s okay. Your parents are calling 911.” Katie and Fynn looked at each other.
“Maybe we should still unwheel it just in case.” Fynn said. Lola nodded. 
“Sure.” She said, before racing back in the house. She saw the fire raging toward Katie’s parents and she grabbed them by the arm and towed them right out of the house. 
“The fire was about to consume you!” Lola said to them. Katie’s parents looked beyond terrified. Lola guessed that they had never imagined or been in a situation like this, and Lola understood that feeling. But she needed to have everybody safe. 
“We didn’t finish calling 911!” Mrs. Rivera said, trembling. 
“We can put out the fire ourselves!” Katie and Fynn came up, dragging the hose across the lawn. They jogged right into the house, Katie holding the hose and Fynn making sure it didn’t get stuck. Lola ran to where you turned it on and twisted the knob sharply. She could hear the water gushing through the hose as Katie sprayed it all around. Fynn tugged at part of the hose that had gotten stuck on the railing and raced into the house along with Katie. 
30 minutes later, the fire was put out and the Rivera’s house was sopping wet. Katie emerged from the wreckage dusting herself off and dragging the hose out of the house. Fynn was right behind her, soaking wet and helping drag the hose back. Lola quickly turned the hose off and raced out of the side of the house to hug them. 
“I’m so glad you guys are okay! You guys were literally SO brave” She gushed, crushing them in a huge bear hug. 
“We have you to thank Lola! If you didn’t smell the smoke, we would all be dead!” Fynn exclaimed. Katie shuddered and rubbed her shoulder. Mr and Mrs Rivera came up behind them and wrapped them in a huge hug. 
“Thank you so much kids, you saved us all!” Mr. Rivera said.
“Thank you Lola for noticing the fire!” Mrs. Rivera said thankfully. “Thank you Katie and Fynn for putting it out!” 
Lola, Katie, and Fynn all blushed, having never been praised this well before. 
“We should probably let the house dry before putting everything back in its place.” Mr. Rivera said.
“Who’s in for ice cream?” He exclaimed. 
“ME!! ME ME I AM!” They all yelled, jumping up and down. Mrs. Rivera smiled. 
“Want to invite your mom?” She asked Lola kindly.
“Hmmm sure!” Lola replied. She raced across the street and into her own home where she tugged at Mom’s arm. 
“Mom we’re getting ice cream want to come?” Lola’s mom put down her work glasses and chuckled.
“I would never turn down ice cream.” She answered smiling. They crossed the street together and they all clambered into the car. As they drove off to have a great time, Lola realized that she had shown an act of bravery and leadership. She grinned to herself as she played thumb war with Katie. Today had been a very interesting but eventful day.