As I held Casper snuggly against my chest I peered down into the hole that was now no more than a couple of feet deep and looked as if it had never even had a fire in it. The burning birch tree at the far end of what was the fissure had by now dwindled down to just a few smoking limbs and a scorched mass still standing upright out of the ground. I turned and faced the others, but when my mama looked at me, I suddenly felt small again, and a plethora of emotions began pouring from me as I shambled over to her. She pulled me close hugging me tightly, and I began to sob uncontrollably. My mama then repeatedly whispered to me that everything was going to alright… That it was all over now, but it didn’t matter. I was
As I held Casper snuggly against my chest I peered down into the hole that was now no more than a couple of feet deep and looked as if it had never even had a fire in it. The burning birch tree at the far end of what was the fissure had by now dwindled down to just a few smoking limbs and a scorched mass still standing upright out of the ground. I turned and faced the others, but when my mama looked at me, I suddenly felt small again, and a plethora of emotions began pouring from me as I shambled over to her. She pulled me close hugging me tightly, and I began to sob uncontrollably. My mama then repeatedly whispered to me that everything was going to alright… That it was all over now, but it didn’t matter. I was