Gone!

The telephone rang incessantly. Finally, Zachery reaching over answered it. Yolanda’s voice came through loud and clear. There had been an accident. Hysterically, she related details of a narrowly escaped disaster. Two cars rammed one another on Xavier Street. Both vehicles’ gas tanks ruptured, then combusted. Freed from their fiery confines, occupants were rushed to area hospitals. Injuries, though not life threatening seemed critical. Dangerous flames spread, jumping erratically. Treetops burned like kindling. Spiraling sparks ignited neighborhood houses. Perilously, men sprayed torrential waterfalls onto scorched landscapes. Initially useless, but eventually, quenching determined fires. His parents’ home disintegrated into ashes—Gone!