Page 48 of Betrayed

Logan ran straight to the front door and unlocked it with his spare key. From the kitchen he grabbed the large fire extinguisher Will kept under the sink.

By the time Logan ran back outside, another neighbor had joined the firefight with a tiny extinguisher. It helped, but when Logan released the fire suppressant from the large canister, the flames faltered and flickered out. The neighbor’s quick action had saved Will’s house.

Will and Zara both pulled up from opposite directions. The relief on each of their faces was significant. They hugged, then came to Logan.

“Good thing I had a key on me.”

Will clapped his friend’s shoulder. “For sure. Thank you so much. But I noticed you left them in the door.”

Logan laughed. “I figured getting the extinguisher was more important at the moment.”

He took his keys from the door and went over to the neighbor with the hose. “Thank you for your help. Are you the one who called it in?”

“Yes. Well, my wife did. I came out here right away.”

“Did you see anyone?”

“What looked like a couple of teenagers ran past our house about a minute before I noticed the flames. I can’t say for sure if they did it, but it seemed too coincidental.”

More teenagers. What happened to TPing someone’s house? This was over the line. And again, a member of the Hazel Hill Police Department was hit.