My son complains of the noise of helicopters flying overhead. Suddenly I hear the siren from the Bush Fire Brigade that is just across the reserve from where we live. I don't know why, but I suddenly have a feeling of dread.
Several minutes go by and the telephone rings.
My worst fears are realised. The caller is from my daughter's high school and informs me that my daughter Claire has been burnt in a science lab accident. My drive to the hospital takes me past the school. There are emergency vehicles and TV crews everywhere. But I am informed that she is already in an ambulance on her way to hospital.