Drew walked to the barn and returned with a can of gasoline. He poured it along the porch and then reached for a cigarette from behind his right ear. He lit it with his Zippo lighter. “You know what I’m gonna do? I’m gonna burn this sum’ bitch down!”

Robin unlocked the door and ran to stop him, but it was too late. He tossed the lighter to the ground as she moved toward him.

The front porch caught fire, shooting flames high into the air. They fell to the ground and rolled into the fire as Brandy raced to the porch to protect Robin.

“Mom!” Justin yelled, running to the front porch. He went to stop them, but it was too late. The wind caused the fire to spread and the porch was ablaze. He grabbed Brandy by the collar and pulled her to the front yard.

“Help!” Robin screamed, engulfed in flames. “Help me!”

Justin moved toward the porch, but the flames were too high. He stepped back, his arm shielding his face from the heat. “Mom!”