It was only a matter of time before her obsession with flames escalated. Nicole's wrath and pyromania were spiraling out of control.
Unable to control her impulses, Nicole often found herself setting small fires, seeking the thrill and momentary relief it brought her troubled mind.
But now she needed more. The flames had to be bigger and the heat, more intense.
Ever since Ms. Smith found out about her pyromania, Nicole had found an abandoned house where she could light things up without interference.
She had started carrying lighter fluid with her lighter everywhere, to make the fires ignite faster and burn brighter.
Like a ritual, she gathered fallen dry wood from around the dilapidated house and piled it up in the living room area. She sprinkled lighter fluid over the mound, her e
