Exploding Endings

​I was out on the deck overlooking the bush, sipping my ice-cold lemon lime and bitters. The bubbles were tingling on my tongue. I was regularly checking the time, because I was meeting friends at the beach at three o’clock. It was still only one. Why does time go so slowly when you’re waiting for something exciting!? Suddenly I saw a burst of flames break out from one of the eucalyptus trees. It had exploded from the heat! The fire was spreading all around it, inching closer and closer to my house…