As the smoke cleared the devastation became clear. Charred and smouldering the extent of the damage took my breath away.
Expectation dissolved, overwhelming despair gripped me. Bitter tears filled my eyes.
"How could this happen?" My partner gasped. "There is no coming back from this!"
I straightened, ripped off my oven mitts and slammed the oven door..
"No coming back, but we can go out! Leave the windows open by the time we get home the smoke will have cleared!"
