Winter's Destiny
“Juggling grocery bags and dry cleaning, he unlocked the door, stepped inside, hit the lights, and looked around. He needed a cleaning service.
Putting food away was no problem. It either went into the near-empty pantry or the near-empty refrigerator. That job finished, he popped the top off a Lone Star beer, took a long swig, and walking over to the scanner, flipped it on. A second later, he caught Hadden’s address and the word fire. He dropped the beer in the sink, grabbed his coat and hat, an...d ran back out the door.
The patrolman was looking the wrong way when Dallas arrived at First Street, so he whipped around him and broke through the tape, maneuvering his pickup down the crowded street. He came to a fast stop behind the fire truck. Ahead, the road was clogged with emergency vehicles, onlookers, firemen, police, an ambulance, and hoses snaking through the street. He barely recognized Hadden’s house. “Hellndamnation!”
The core of the blaze centered on the front right corner of the bungalow, where flames reached over the rooftop, throwing searing heat back to the road.MoreLess
Putting food away was no problem. It either went into the near-empty pantry or the near-empty refrigerator. That job finished, he popped the top off a Lone Star beer, took a long swig, and walking over to the scanner, flipped it on. A second later, he caught Hadden’s address and the word fire. He dropped the beer in the sink, grabbed his coat and hat, an...d ran back out the door.
The patrolman was looking the wrong way when Dallas arrived at First Street, so he whipped around him and broke through the tape, maneuvering his pickup down the crowded street. He came to a fast stop behind the fire truck. Ahead, the road was clogged with emergency vehicles, onlookers, firemen, police, an ambulance, and hoses snaking through the street. He barely recognized Hadden’s house. “Hellndamnation!”
The core of the blaze centered on the front right corner of the bungalow, where flames reached over the rooftop, throwing searing heat back to the road.MoreLess
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