When Iris and the girls arrived at Turner Ranch, the fire was almost out, and all there was left was the steaming remnants of her humble home. The horrible smell of the burning plastic and wood lingered in the air and permeated her senses, proof that it was all real, and she was not having a nightmare. The scene was horrendous, and she could only utter a prayer of thanks that Morgan was in school when the incident happened.
Jeff and the older hostlers managed to drag the vehicles out of the garage. Fortunately, Theodore, the most senior and tenured worker on the ranch, saved the antique box containing all the important documents her grandfather had hidden under the kitchen floorboard. Iris was relieved that he had a duplicate key to their backdoor.
Wiping away the tears that threatened t
