Page 4 - The House Fire
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The House Fire
I
knew I was not supposed to play with matches!
These are the words that have kept replaying in
my mind all these years. I will never forget that
hot summer night.
Mom had stood in the living room, with a worried
look on her face. She had been looking more and
more tired those past few days.
“Elizabeth dear, I have a shift tonight, so I am
putting Michael in charge of you and your
brother while I’m gone” said Clara Afton in a
hurry.
“Okay, Mommy,” replied Elizabeth Afton.
Clara was a hardworking, beautiful, fair-skinned
woman, with long luscious golden hair, styled
with two braided plaits and green highlights on
each side of her face. She was a nurse and the
mother of three.
Michael Afton, was the eldest of Clara’s three
children. He had dark brown hair with purple
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