A Man's Heart (2010)
“Stepping out of his truck, he studied the rising black fumes, deciding it was somewhere near the Matias place. Getting back in the cab, he spun off.
When he pulled into the farm lot, smoke poured out of the tool shed. He grabbed a hose and raced to the outbuilding, shooting water on flames creeping up the side wall. Another ten minutes, and the whole shed would have been up in flames.
Crystal moseyed out of the house, carrying Olivia on her hip. When she spotted the flames, she squealed.
“It’s ...okay! I’ve got it under control!” Adan drenched the building, hitting every ember twice. Dragging the hose back to the well house, he frowned. “Did you call for help?”
“I wasn’t aware anything was wrong.” Her features sobered. “Jules’s potato plants — are they okay?”
Adan stepped in the shed to check. A moment later he returned. “No harm done. Just smoked up the walls a little.”
“How did it start?”
Adan focused on Ethan, who was standing next to Crystal holding a box of stick matches in his hand.MoreLess
When he pulled into the farm lot, smoke poured out of the tool shed. He grabbed a hose and raced to the outbuilding, shooting water on flames creeping up the side wall. Another ten minutes, and the whole shed would have been up in flames.
Crystal moseyed out of the house, carrying Olivia on her hip. When she spotted the flames, she squealed.
“It’s ...okay! I’ve got it under control!” Adan drenched the building, hitting every ember twice. Dragging the hose back to the well house, he frowned. “Did you call for help?”
“I wasn’t aware anything was wrong.” Her features sobered. “Jules’s potato plants — are they okay?”
Adan stepped in the shed to check. A moment later he returned. “No harm done. Just smoked up the walls a little.”
“How did it start?”
Adan focused on Ethan, who was standing next to Crystal holding a box of stick matches in his hand.MoreLess
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