Niamh ran as fast as her legs and the pram would take her. She had to let Peter know about Assumpta, she would have wanted him there. Thinking about it, Leo was the one she ought to be telling; after all he was still her husband. Ambrose refused to give his wife any details of the accident other than it involved Assumpta, Liam and Donal.
She left Kieran in the pram outside the grand building that was St Joseph's. Her legs buckled as she reached the door way.
"Father, there's been an accident," the young woman panted, breaking up the awkwardness between the two men of the cloth.
"What kind of accident, Niamh?" Peter asked, sensing it was serious.
"A crash, just outside Ballyk." She informed them, struggling for breath. "It involved Liam, Donal and Assumpta." As she wheezed the final name her eyes looked dead into Peter's, indicating that she was the one who was the most hurt.
"Oh my god!" Father Clifford exclaimed, running out of the church. "Which hospital are they at, Niamh? I'll drive."
"Father Clifford, calm down!" His superior called out but it was too later, Peter, Niamh and little Kieran had already vanished.