At Bigbie’s Coffee Shop Mr Rodriguez and Mr Hammer were having a Caramel Late and Mr Hammer had his red pickup parked outside. Cinderella was in the pickup behind the tool chest. She knew Mr Hammer was stopping by The Dutton Dollar Store on his way to baseball practice in Byron Center after school. She knew it the way cats know everything; by being quiet and listening.
Katie, Elsa and Freda had gotten her a book of matches, which their mother kept out of reach of children, that is children who don’t know how to stack tables and chairs to reach things they want. Cinderella was carrying the matches in a tiny purse the girls had given her.