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It&039;s just beforein the living room in silence and in al any further apart from each other in here Harry&039;s opposite the , looking out through half-drawn curtains Liz is by the door, staring into space The television has been off all night No-one&039;s saying anything new so there&039;s no point watching The lack of infors worse

&039;Anyone want a drink?&039; I offer This silence is unbearable

&039;Not for me,&039; answers Harry I look over at Lizzie She shakes her head and looks down She hasn&039;t spoken for hours We had a conversation about the kids just after they&039;d gone to bed but since then she&039;s hardly said anything

The roo noise and a sudden flash of light as a huge ball of fla nearby

&039;What in hell&039;s naets up froers to theHe pulls the curtains fully open and I stand behind him and look over his shoulder I can&039;t see what&039;s burning It looks like it ht be the medical centre on Colville Way It&039;s about quarter a mile away from here but that&039;s too close for comfort As the initial noise and burst of fla sounds A desperate woman yells out for help Her voice is hoarse and terrified She&039;s pleading with soet away from her and leave her alone and and her cries suddenly stop Now I can hear a car starting The engine is revved and accelerated furiously The car begins to move at speed but its brief journey is over in seconds Brakes squeal and tyres skid across the road before I hear the unmistakable thump and crunch of a collision

The quiet which follows the sudden mayhem is a thousand ti here waiting to hear sirens as the police, fire brigade or anyone who can help reaches the scene but there&039;s nothing, just a cold and empty silence I know that the response would be the sa happened here We&039;re completely on our own

I turn around The rooht fro I sit down next to her leaving Harry at the atching the inferno in the near distance I put my arm around her and pull her closer

&039;Come on,&039; I say uselessly She doesn&039;t react I reach out and hold her hand but it just sits liot to this stage,&039; Harry chunters with his back to us, standing at thelike a general surveying the battlefield &039;They should never have let it come to this&039;

He turns round and stares at us both, see a response Liz stares back at him, her face streaked with tears

&039;Leave it, Harry,&039; I warn him &039;This isn&039;t the time&039;

&039;When is the time then?&039; he snaps &039;When do you want to start talking about it? When the trouble reaches your front door?&039;

&039;There&039;s a body in the street about ten meters away I&039;d say it&039;s reached the front door already,&039; I snap back angrily

&039;So what are we going to do about it?&039; he demands There&039;s an uncomfortable hint of panic and desperation in his raised voice &039;Are we just going to sit here? Are we just going to?&039;