The Burning Air
“The mist had thinned almost to transparency yet I would have been grateful not to see most of what was on offer. It was like a scene from a Viking raid only instead of fleeing the burning village the crowd continued to pour into it. People hung from upstairs windows, laughter and song spilled from pubs and houses. The smell of bodies and beer and hot dogs and fire assaulted the nose and disorienting cheering rounded street corners like wind. I watched in contemptuous disbelief as the MacBrides ...smiled and hugged one another and greeted old friends with kisses and waves. As the crowd pressed against the buildings to make way for some village idiot giving a piggyback to a ball of flame, Felix hoisted a small boy onto my shoulders. Instinct told me to fling the child into the crowd, but I controlled myself even when he found handholds in the hair at my crown. It would not do for me to come this far and lose my temper with a child. Salvation came in the form of a leering yob who shouted something about Felix’s face, and I thanked my thirteen-year-old self for providing me with a get-out clause now.MoreLess
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