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“As Sam came to a panting stop, a jet of orange flame burst from a high window.
Several dozen kids were standing, watching. A crowd that struck Sam as very strange, until he realized why it was strange: there were no adults, just kids.
鈥淚s anyone in there?鈥� Astrid called out. No one answered.
鈥淚t could spread,鈥� Sam said.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no 911,鈥� someone pointed out.
鈥淚f it spreads, it could burn down half the town.鈥�
鈥淵ou see a fireman anywhere?鈥� A helpless shrug.
The day care shared a wall with the hardware store, and both were only a narrow alley away from the burning building. Sam figured they had time to get the kids out of the day care if they acted fast, but the hardware store was something they could not afford to lose.
There had to be forty kids just standing there gawking. No one seemed about to start doing anything.
鈥淕reat,鈥� Sam said. He grabbed two kids he sort of knew. 鈥淵ou guys, go to the day care. Tell them to get the littles out of there.鈥�
The kids stared at him without moving.
鈥淣ow. Go. Do it!鈥� he said, and they took off running.
Sam pointed at two other kids. 鈥淵ou and you. Go into the hardware store, get the longest hose you can find. Get a spray nozzle, too. I think there鈥檚 a spigot in that alley. Start spraying water on the side of the hardware store and up on the roof.鈥�
These two also stared blankly. 鈥淒udes: Not tomorrow. Now. Now. Go! Quinn? You better go with them. We want to wet down the hardware鈥攖hat鈥檚 where the wind will take the fire next.鈥�
Quinn hesitated.
People were not getting this. How could they not see that they had to do something, not just stand around?
Sam pushed to the front of the crowd and in a loud voice said, 鈥淗ey, listen up, this isn鈥檛 the Disney Channel. We can鈥檛 just watch this happen. There are no adults. There鈥檚 no fire department. We are the fire department.鈥�
Edilio was there. He said, 鈥淪am鈥檚 right. What do you need, Sam? I鈥檓 with you.鈥�
鈥淥kay. Quinn? The hoses from the hardware store. Edilio? Let鈥檚 get the big hoses from the fire station, hook 鈥檈m up to the hydrant.鈥�
鈥淭hey鈥檒l be heavy. I鈥檒l need some strong guys.鈥�
鈥淵ou, you, you, you.鈥� Sam grabbed each person鈥檚 shoulder, shaking each one, pushing them into motion. 鈥淐ome on. You. You. Let鈥檚 go!”
― Michael Grant

“He saw himself as a hated prier into the homes of strangers, a kind of intellectual charlatan rationalizing his own prurience into scientific curiosity; someone at once lower and more pretentious than a professional social worker.”
― Harry Sylvester, Dayspring

“Are you going to dance with me tonight?" I ask.
"Hell, yeah."
"Colin never wanted to dance with me."
"I'm not Colin, querida, and never will be."
"Good. I've got you, Alex. I realize it's all I need and I'm ready to share it with the world."
Inside the club, Alex immediately heads for the dance floor with me. I ignore the gawking stares from Fairfield students from my side of town as I pull Alex close to me and we move as one to the beat.
We move together as if we've been a couple forever, every movement in sync with each other. For the first time I'm not afraid of what people think of me and Alex together. Next year, in college, it won't matter who came from what side of town.”
― Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry