Jonah POV
October 28
“Jonah!”
Ma’s voice echoed through the house and drew Avery and me from our offices. She was standing behind the chair in the living room. Her eyes were wide and frightened. Fear grabbed me by the throat, and I rushed to her, thinking she was having a medical emergency of some kind.
“What’s wrong?” When she didn’t answer, I followed her gaze to the television.
Breaking news had interrupted the regular program. A blonde anchorwoman stared out of the screen with a video clip of a fire behind her. Avery stepped around the chair, grabbed the remote from the coffee table, and turned up the volume.
Firefighters have been battling the blaze for almost four hours and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down. If you're just tuning in, we are following breaking news at this
