You Killed Me First

by John Marrs

If you burn your neighbour’s house down, it doesn’t make your house look any better. Lou Holtz

If you’re gonna be two-faced, at least make one of them pretty. Marilyn Monroe

It’s November the fifth and the explosions are fireworks. She is trapped in the middle of a burning bonfire.

‘What? Why? What did I do to you?’ The laugh is short and cuts like a blade. ‘I’ll tell you what you did. You killed me first.’

However, there’s a lot you can learn about a person you’ve never met by what they surround themselves with.