"Same field, but form groups of five in the end zone. If you've got headgear, long pants, or a long skirt, leave 'em just inside the door. Let's go!"B... and large, most kids were better prepared than on Wednesday. For some of them, it meant they were easier about leaving items behind. For others, there was less reason to take anything off. Anyway, the pile of clothes by the door was much smaller.Tess Palmer, the drama princess, was dressed like an Egyptian queen. Her dress was basically a waist. Sometimes days would go by and ours would be the only vehicles on our roadway, except for the mailman and, once a week, the lawn crew and pool service.I got pretty used to walking around the front yard naked too, after Michele dared me to go get the mail naked one lazy Saturday morning. After that, I made the daily trip to the mailbox without a stitch of clothing on. Sometimes, just for fun and to shock Michele, I would sit on a long bench under the house's wraparound front porch as she drove. "What a loser." Yeah, I know. Are all guys like that?" Most of them are."Ella looked at me strangely and then laughed. She told me to get up and follow her to her bedroom. While I followed her down the corridor, Lily walked by. Her hair was damp from the shower. She smiled at me and asked me where I was going. After I told her I was going to Ella's room, she turned around and, probably not wanting to be alone, followed me to her big sister's room. In her room, Ella grabbed a football and gave. There simply was no place to take shelter."Ok ... we can't outrun the fire ... and there's no shelter anywhere near us ... what to do? Ok! Ok! What does a fire need? Ok ... it needs fuel ... and air ... and a spark or some sort of flame. Ok ... what do we need? A place that is missing one of those things ... but what? Well we both need air but ... Ooooo! Ooooo! Another fire! One in front of us! If the wind holds, we can cause a burn that will move away from us and consume all the fuel ... then.