She looked away from him and back to the world around her. Martin seemed a good man, but his deception hurt her. She would leave if she could, but she relied on him for survival. She couldn’t entrust her survival to herself, especially not against psycho killers searching for something she didn't understand or wanted nothing to do with.
Her thoughts were all over the place when they entered the next town. She sat on the edge of her seat looking out the window, wondering where in the world Kevin would have gone. Would he have even stayed, or would he continue on in search of a somewhere much further away? She hoped he stopped here; the thought of chasing the man across the country was rather unappealing to her.
Buildings flew by on the edge of their vision, but that wasn’t quite what either of them paid attention to. The skies were dark with large clouds, but Martin knew they weren’t just clouds. The air seemed thicker as they drove deeper into the town, and once they were at its heart, he could see the source of what was undeniably smoke. Black smoke billowed from what he assumed to be a building. There was no doubt that, like him, Anita’s gaze was being held by the scene. It seemed to be an unspoken agreement that it would be where they were heading.
"Looks like there's a fire," he said. Martin had tried speaking with her earlier on in their drive, but she’d been intent on ignoring him. This time, however, she caught every word. Though she was now willing to listen, she was still adamant about speaking.
Anita only grunted in response.
Martin began to wonder about the circumstances of the fire. It had to have started recently, but they wouldn’t know how recent until they reached the site. Martin couldn’t help but think about the worst. Wasn’t Kevin supposed to be a terrorist? How was he supposed to rule out the possibility that Kevin started it? It was possible that Kevin started it purely as an act of terror. If it was Kevin’s doing, in a way, it was Martin’s fault, too.
He drove onward apprehensively, driving in the direction of the thickening smoke until they finally reached the building on fire. They’d spotted the smoke ten minutes back, and it appeared it had got significantly worse. Martin stopped in the center of the blocked street; there were too many vehicles and other onlookers in the way to keep moving. Martin saw what was going on. And he was froze in horror.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow...)
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