Editing After The Storm:Alan (section)

===By Alan's own words===
Originally posted on the IC thread page 6 posts 55 and 57

"We, my family, were targeted by the Demons. Extortion. Dad said no and they burned down the house and killed three of us.
I was in the workshop and all the electric and electronic stuff was sparking and blowing up or melting down. House was afire, Matthew tried to run out the door and the demons shot him dead. Something fell on me--I never knew what-- caught my clothes afire. Then I was in the kitchen grabbing Mabel, and out the door with her and down the block with the demons shooting, and then we were out of range."
He looks down at his hands. "I went back, found Dad, got him out. Too late for Benny and Alice. Demons got Alice. Benedict died in the house."