I will keep this very brief.
Jer and I woke up this morning and our back balcony was in flames. We had time to get out but all my animals are dead.
Jerome grabbed Stanley, the hairless rat that sleeps in our room, but he is the only one we were able to save.
We have lost everything. We are at our friends' house, Coll and June, and just trying to figure out what to do.
Another few minutes and we would not have gotten out. As we were running out the back windows were exploding in and the place was filing with smoke and flames.
As we left I could hear the firetrucks coming and thought that maybe the animals would be OK. They are in the middle bedroom. But by the time we decided to walk over here (Colleen and June only live a few blocks away) 9 units were up in flames.
At that point we realized there was no point. So we just left. Two shoeless guys wandering down the road with a rat cage in tow.
I cannot process it, and I am shocked. I just really needed to talk to *snake people* for a minute. If I start thinking about it I know I will collapse and I cannot afford that right now. All my beautiful gentle babes are gone.
But we are fine, and we are alive, and for that I feel so blessed right now.
Updates as I can afford it.
Think a positive thought for us if you find time.
Thanks for reading.
Bruce
