Mushy dropped to the porch, held onto the rail, closed her eyes, bowed her head.“She say Tara told her to take a rest from her long walk. She was tired, so she done it even though the bed was all tore up to pieces.” Mushy cried, pounded her thigh with a fist.“She saw Tara pouring gasoline all through the house, could smell it, so she got up, got the matches, and went to the front door. Says she lit a match and threw it. Just walked on out the damn house and left my sister in there to burn.”
