The Fire

The fire was once so bright but the snow kept falling so it faded. She knew it would take much labor to get the fire burning bright again. The wind kept howling and the snow kept falling and she was running out of energy. She had started losing hope as the fire kept fading. She wanted to call for help but she felt no one would hear. She had just as soon decided to let the fire die that she saw him. A kind stranger. 
He at once saw her destitute situation and went to her aid. She did not understand this stranger. He seemed so different from what she had witnessed before. He built a fort around the fire to shield it from the wind and snow. He then held her hands to help warm them. She felt the calluses on his fingers as he held hers. The warmth of him seemed to radiate towards her. Then he started blowing on the fire. "Don't!" she said, "It will go out." 
"Relax," he said, "Just watch."
He found some dry brush under a nearby tree, placed it on the fire and started blowing on it again. Her eyes grew larger as she watched the flames slowly grow and slowly felt the warmth on her face. He once again took her hands in his and he brought their hands to his lips and slowly exhaled. A tingle went up her spine as she felt his breath over her frozen hands. She felt herself slowly begin to thaw.
"Who are you?" she asked. 
"Does it really matter? I'm nobody." he said. 
"I would like to thank you for your help." she said.
"I did nothing," he said,
"You could just say you're welcome." she said. He just smirked and put his arms around her.
"Come here. You're going to be ok," he said. As they were talking the flames grew larger and larger. The glow of the fire reflected off of her face. 
She couldn't remember the last time she felt so comfortable. She felt as if she had been frozen for years and the fire just kept getting dimmer and dimmer. She had felt the fire not worth rebuilding. She had become complacent and had little desire to better her situation. She felt it strange that this man whom she had never known before made her feel safe. But the warmth of the fire overcame her and she knew from that moment that she never again wanted to let it dwindle away. She wanted to keep that fire burning strong as it was melting her away.