Even before Kate was in the street, she could see the smoke, still billowing from the ruins. She was shocked and almost disorientated as she stepped out of her car.
As she slowly walked towards the wreck she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Mickey looking at her with great sadness in his eyes.
"You okay?" He asked
"Yes I think so," Kate answered.
She felt numb thinking of all the lives lost. There where no words to say so they stood there side by side in silence, knowing what each other felt.
Slowly his hand found hers and he gripped it tight.
Suddenly Kate realised what she had become, how she made no effort to get to know these people.
She crumpled to the ground. With only Mickey holding her up she cried, Mickey stroking her hair and soothing her.
He gently lifted her chin up and kissed her lightly on the mouth. Kate opened her eyes and even through the cloud of tears she saw something in his eyes, the same lust that she had seen in Tom Chandlers eyes every time he seduced her.
Kate tore away from him and stood up to go. Mickey seemed surprised and grabbed hold of her wrist.
"What's wrong Kate"
She turned to go once more but Mickey pulled her back till she was facing him.
"Its chandler isn't it. You still haven't broken it off with him have you. I keep on telling you, he feels nothing for you. You are nothing to him"
Kate pushed her chin out defiantly
"I have broken it off with him. He won't dare to come after me again"
"But then what's wro…"
Mickey looked surprised as Kate wrenched her arm from him and ran off back to her car.
From his car Tom watched as this drama unfolded in front of him.
He smiled as Kate turned to walk away.
It was this independence and feistiness that attracted him to her in the first place.
He heard her exclaim with confidence that he, Tom, would never dare touch her again. He chuckled to himself.
She doesn't know what coming to her. It wasn't to do with her breaking it of with him, he had plenty of other lovers although none as good as her.
No she shouldn't have humiliated him. That was a mistake. No one humiliates Tom.
Winding up his window he drove into the darkness, smiling to himself.