"vehicular arson is not the answer"
;keaton st. james sentences
âRed is a fire color. Whyâd he get it in red if Iâm not supposed to set it on fire?â Ordo studied the car through Mereelâs binoculars, purchased for hiking trips, not for spying on the neighbors. âBesides, I canât get it towed. Itâs legally parked, surprisingly.â
The car wasnât a neighborâs, however. It was his fatherâs. A pricey luxury model vehicle that screamed mid-life crisis. Complete in an obnoxious shade of solid cherry red, visible even from two blocks away.
âItâs definitely his. I recognize the plate number.â He offered the binoculars to Etain. The car blazed, figuratively, ruining the otherwise uneventful view from his balconyâa warning.
He chewed his lip.
âYou donât think heâs figured out Mereel and I live here, do you?â















