The day after my house burnt down, my family went to the mall smelling like the smoke that had poured into our home. We had a place to stay the night before but no towels or soap or toothbrushes or ...

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Editor's note: This story was first published in February 2018. The day after my house burnt down, my family went to the mall smelling like the smoke that had poured into our home. We had a place to ...