“Fire!” Akbar shouted as he rolled to the foot of his bunk before swinging out his feet. Two-Tall jumped to the floor right beside him.
The fire siren roared up into its howling whine until everyone in the whole complex was up and preparing for action. As the two of them dragged on their long cotton underwear, stuffed feet into unlaced boots, and grabbed jumpsuits, he could hear other sets of feet hitting floorboards all down the hall. All around them, smokies were gearing up to fight fire. Fifteen minutes from first call to takeoff was the goal, and MHA hadn’t been late once all summer.
He and Two-Tall were the first into the hall. No need to pound on doors. Krista stumbled out in front of him, sports b*a still showing as she tried to get dressed, walk, and drag along her jumpsuit. She
