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She walked away with only a small scratch. That's because the neighbor she's hugging in this hospital bed ran through a burning house just to get to her door.
David wasn't a firefighter; he was just the guy who lived next door to 6-year-old Lily and her family.
He was watching TV at 10 PM when he smelled smoke. He looked outside and saw his neighbors' house on fire.
He ran out just as Lily's mother made it to the lawn, screaming that Lily was still in her room upstairs.
The sirens were still distant. David knew if he waited for them, it would be too late.
He ran into the house. The heat was intense, and the smoke was thick. The fire had already spread to the staircase, but it was the only way up.
He had to push through the flames to get to the second floor, severely burning his arms and face on the way up, but he didn't stop until he reached Lily's room.
It wasn't on fire yet, but it was filling fast with choking smoke. David shut the door to buy them a few seconds and managed to get the window open just as the first fire truck arrived below.
He shielded her from the smoke with his own body until firefighters quickly set up an air cushion. He made sure she jumped first, landing safely before he followed.
Lily only had a minor scratch from the fall. David was rushed to the burn unit.
The fire chief later said that if he hadn't gotten that window open when he did, the smoke would have been too much before they could have reached her with a ladder.
Today was their first reunion. Lily climbed carefully onto his bed.
"You saved me," she whispered, hugging him gently.
David, weak and in pain, just looked at her clear, unburned skin. "Worth every bit of it, kiddo".