She pinched it hard, trying to stop the flow. “Thand’s a lot!” “I didn’t break it,” Ella said, then added, “I didn’t, did I?” “No, but id hurths and ids a meth.” She looked back at her trailer. Flames were visible in every window now and all the contents, papers and everything, were lost. “My thome!” Ella wiped soot from her eyes. “You’ll find a new one.” “Id won’d be thimple. People won’t thell to me.” Ella’s heart ached for her friend. “You can always buy in Kirkland or Farmington if that happens. But I think you’ll be able to cut a deal here. Not everyone will believe the stories.” “How did you dow? Did you thee thomebody?” Carolyn demanded. “I heard someone. My hearing’s acute.” Carolyn stopped pinching her nose and breathed slowly through her mouth. “It stopped bleeding, at least.” Carolyn stared at the flames that licked at what was left of her trailer. “Fire and I are old enemies. I wonder if whoever did this thought of that.
