The Fire on Pope's Hill

Ashmont agonistes - The house they live in caught fire. I remember the night. I was in deep sleep at about 2 am when my front door rang. I sprang out of bed and went to the front window. I peered at the porch in front of the door; no one was there. I looked to the street and saw a shaved headed man with no shirt on. Was he drunk? He went to the neighbor across the street’s house and rang the door bell. I wondered what he was looking for. I lost sight of him in the bushes in front of my windows.

I heard a woman’s voice call out, the man answered, “Call the fire department, my house is on fire.” He sounded so calm. I wondered which house it was as grabbed some shorts and a tank top and shoes. I heard him give the address to the woman but did not know the house on the main street off our side street. (cont. https://wordpress.com/post/xenagoguevicene.wordpress.com/4869 )