Remembering the Titanic
“There were no flames, but the smoke itself engulfed her, tearing at her throat. She was coughing even before she stepped over the threshhold.
But Bridget was inside….
As Katie hesitated for a second in the doorway, her hands over her nose and mouth to protect them, she heard the faint wail of a siren. Too distant, much too far away to be of any help quickly. And how, then, would a fire engine make its way through that long line of autos crawling along the avenue hoping to see something exciting...? What if the siren she was hearing wasn’t even headed her way? Could be going somewheres else, to a different fire, maybe, or to a car wreck because of the slippery roads.
She dared not wait. Bridget couldn’t wait.
Katie plunged headlong into the thick wall of dirty gray.
Once inside, she felt as if she had been swallowed up by a giant steel-gray monster. She could see nothing. There was not the tiniest shred of light to help her find her bearings. The smoke was so acrid it sent tears streaming down her cheeks.MoreLess
But Bridget was inside….
As Katie hesitated for a second in the doorway, her hands over her nose and mouth to protect them, she heard the faint wail of a siren. Too distant, much too far away to be of any help quickly. And how, then, would a fire engine make its way through that long line of autos crawling along the avenue hoping to see something exciting...? What if the siren she was hearing wasn’t even headed her way? Could be going somewheres else, to a different fire, maybe, or to a car wreck because of the slippery roads.
She dared not wait. Bridget couldn’t wait.
Katie plunged headlong into the thick wall of dirty gray.
Once inside, she felt as if she had been swallowed up by a giant steel-gray monster. She could see nothing. There was not the tiniest shred of light to help her find her bearings. The smoke was so acrid it sent tears streaming down her cheeks.MoreLess
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