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I can usually get from the flat to Harry&039;s house in around fifteen et here today There&039;s still not a huge amount of traffic about but so queues, others have just been blocked off

Harry&039;s pretty shaken up like the rest of us although he won&039;t admit it He&039;s subdued and much quieter than usual Liz phoned hiot anything ready I&039; He seewill I be away? What do I need to take? Will we be safe at your place?

Harry&039;s house is quiet and dark It&039;s rare that I ever go upstairs The place is s for him alone The rooms that Liz and her sister used to sleep in have been left untouched since they moved out and one side of Harry&039;s bedroom is a shrine to Sheila, his late wife She&039;s been dead for three years but there are still s in the bedroom than Harry&039;s The whole house is full of clutter Old sod never throws anything out He just can&039;t let go

I wanted to be in and out of here in et back to Lizzie and the kids but I&039;&039;s switched off and then checking that he&039;s checked everything I want to tell him that I don&039;t think it s worse so I just hu I really need to talk about what&039;s happening but Harry&039;s not the person I want to talk to I don&039;t knoho is I need to talk about the half-deadand about what I saw in the convenience store thisher mother out of my head Could one of our kids attack Lizzie like that? Could that be happening right nohile I&039; my time with this stupid old man? I bite my lip and try and stay calm I can&039;t show any e I&039;m a Hater

&039;Coround floor of his house, checking the s and doors are locked for the third ti&039;

I expect a sneering reply because that&039;s what I usually get froer who doesn&039;t thinkand he never takes kindly to being hurried or told what to do I&039; and sloalks towards the front door I take the bag fro him to lock up his home

&039;Quiet, isn&039;t it?&039; he says as we drive back towards the flat He irets his words as we pull onto a main road which is solid with traffic We join the back of the queue It&039;s slow but it&039;s stilland I can&039;t think of a better route hoht

&039;You okay, Harry?&039; I ask

&039;Fine,&039; he mumbles &039;Bit tired, that&039;s all&039;

&039;Trouble sleeping?&039;

He nods his head

&039;Soht,&039; he explains, his voice quiet &039;There was a fight or an accident or so, lots of noise&039;

The traffic has slowed down again to almost a complete standstill It&039;s stop-start all the way

&039;Don&039;t knohat&039;s going on here,&039; Iruns past the front of a row of houses before swinging up and left over a bridge which spans the motorway below As we follow the arc of the road the reason for the delay beco the ain e