Chapter Eighteen
Jesse
A few days later, I sighed as I leaned my hands against the tile in the shower at the station. We’d had a tough afternoon. There’d been a fire in a nearby town where multiple crews had been called from surrounding areas because it was big and out of control. A massive old mining building had caught fire. Unfortunately, a man had been exploring in there and had gotten trapped. We got the fire out, but he died from smoke inhalation before we could reach the area where he was trapped.
It didn’t matter what I told myself, it hurt to lose someone. I let the pounding, steaming hot water wash away the day. I was physically exhausted and emotionally weary. As I dressed with a few of the other guys alongside of me, we were all quiet. I sat down on the bench, snagging a wat
