Fire
“My daughter’s up there, I need to get through.’ Sid elbowed his way down the middle of the street.
The crowd parted and let him past, their eyes brimming with sympathy and concern.
Bill close behind, Sid wedged himself in behind the police barricade, squinting up at the burning building, his heart pounding furiously. Was she up there, his beautiful daughter?
He tapped the shoulder of a cop standing on the other side of the barricade. ‘’Scuse me, mate, but my daughter works in there. How can I f...ind out if she’s been brought out?’ The constable, a young, soot-spattered bloke who looked as though he’d rather be anywhere else, made a sympathetic face. ‘No one’s been brought out yet, sir. Sorry, but the fire brigade hasn’t been able to find a way in. So far.’ ‘Has no one got out?’ Sid exclaimed, appalled.
‘Oh, yes, quite a few,’ the cop said, pleased to actually be able to impart a bit of good news. ‘They’re all over there.’ He waved a hand. ‘She’s probably there with them.MoreLess
The crowd parted and let him past, their eyes brimming with sympathy and concern.
Bill close behind, Sid wedged himself in behind the police barricade, squinting up at the burning building, his heart pounding furiously. Was she up there, his beautiful daughter?
He tapped the shoulder of a cop standing on the other side of the barricade. ‘’Scuse me, mate, but my daughter works in there. How can I f...ind out if she’s been brought out?’ The constable, a young, soot-spattered bloke who looked as though he’d rather be anywhere else, made a sympathetic face. ‘No one’s been brought out yet, sir. Sorry, but the fire brigade hasn’t been able to find a way in. So far.’ ‘Has no one got out?’ Sid exclaimed, appalled.
‘Oh, yes, quite a few,’ the cop said, pleased to actually be able to impart a bit of good news. ‘They’re all over there.’ He waved a hand. ‘She’s probably there with them.MoreLess
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