“I appreciate you, Dawn,” said Madisyn. “I just also want to set the bastard’s ass on fire and watch him burn. Is that so wrong?” “Yes, actually,” clipped Dawn. “It’s called ‘first-degree murder,’ and there are—” “See what I mean?” Madisyn made an exasperated sound. “You take the fun out of everything.” “It should not be fun to watch someone burn.” “Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.” “I know you have a conscience, Mad—” “See, there you go using those odd words! Next, you’ll have me writing lines like ‘Setting fires is wrong’ over and over. God, that brings back memories.” Dawn planted her
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