Dali

“They would have burned to death inside that house if you hadn’t been the crazy, reckless, brilliant man you are,” he continued. “They wouldn’t have had a chance in hell of getting out of there, son. Sean was doused in alcohol. You saved them all, Johnny. They were in their beds, son. They were terrified of him. There was no way those kids would have left their rooms if you hadn’t gone in there to get them.” Dad shuddered before adding, “And what you said about slipping on the staircase and the landing and hallway when you were inside the house? That was alcohol and petrol, Johnny. One spark of a flame and it was all over for those children—the entire place would have ignited with all of you in there—but you kept your head and you got them out.” “No, no, no,” I choked out, terrified. “I didn’t know what I was doing.” “You trusted your instincts,” he corrected. “You might not have understood what was happening, son, but you knew they needed to get out. Because of you, there are four children alive and breathing in this house tonight.”
― Chloe Walsh, Keeping 13