Suzie half-closed her eyes against the blast, the first thing she was aware of was the movement of his hand, then a strange feeling, as if… well as if everything had stopped, for a split second she could have sworn that a piece of metal hung in the air, then dropped to the ground.
Unsure if she had imagined it, or if she had been hit by something, she touched her face, finally she just stared down at what might once have been a piece of kettle.