Chapter 5

Josh looked at the two stacks of wood.“Those piles of wood are at the same level,so you can help me lay Randy’s body on top of them.Are you up to helping me lift a body?”

“I’m not hurting very much at the moment,so I think so.”

“Good.There’s a bucket of kindling in the pump house that we can make good use of.”

Josh rummaged around the back of the van and found an old sheet,which he spread over the stacks of wood,leaving half of the sheet hanging down one side of the stack.It took them a while,but they eventually had Randy’s body laid out full-length on top ofthe stacks of wood.Josh wrapped the sheet around the body as best he could,then he placed bits of kindling at various points along the bottom of the woodpile and stepped back.

“Are you ready to light the fire?”Jake said.

“Yeah,but how about a quick bath first?”

“A bath?How?”