his house had been firebombed , he 'd battled the blaze then he 'd watched firefighters battle the blaze then he 'd talked to the police then one of hawk 's boys came in an suv , hawk loaded meredith , dad , mrs. mayhew and me in it and hawk 's boy ( this one who looked half-wrestler , half-giant , was named `` mo '' ) whisked mrs. mayhew to her friend erma 's place and dad , meredith and me to my house .