Bang! Bang! Bang! Rick and I lit the firecrackers and threw them down the street. 

“Rick! Gordon! I hope you aren't the ones bursting those firecrackers out there,” Mom yelled from the yard. 

“No, Aunty,” Rick yelled back. 

We waited about five minutes, before we started our shenanigans again. 

“Rick, check this out!” 

“Gordon, no!!” 

But it was too late. Jemma, Alicia’s friend from next door, called out to her and she ran right in front of me. The firecracker exploded. The cry that Alicia let out will haunt me for the rest of my life. 

Rick, Jemma and I ran to Alicia who was curled up in a ball in the middle of the street holding her ears.

“Alicia!” Mom screamed as she ran into the street and knelt next to Alicia. 

Dad scooped Alicia up and put her into the back seat of the car, Mom hopped into the car beside her and Dad jumped into the driver’s and the tires screeched as Dad pulled out of the driveway. 

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