“Cradling His Brother as Flames Consumed Everything Else.”

The night began like so many others, wrapped in the safety children believe always exists.
A familiar house.
A place where grandparents live, where bedtime feels secure.

No one expected that safety to disappear in minutes.

No one imagined that by morning, two small beds would be empty.
No one thought a six-year-old would make the bravest choice of his life.