"Clive..." Jesus, man, that hadn't been what Heiji was expecting at all. He reached out a hand to touch Clive's shoulder. "You okay? I mean, rememberin' that all of a sudden..."

It had to be like having it happen all over again.

"Do you know what caused the fire? Or... who took ya in after that? Man, I'm sorry. It sounds like your folks were really nice people."