She grabbed my hand and led me through pitch dark rooms. I was completely disoriented."Careful, the stairs down here are steep," she said, as if holdi...g back laughter."Isn't there a light?" I asked."I don't want to wake everyone up," she explained. "So, be quiet."I found the beginning of the stairs with my foot and began to descend. She was right, the stairs were very steep. I heard them creak and bend beneath me. I heard dirt and splinters crunch under my boots. I reached to steady myself and. After a while the driver announces that the power supply has failed - he'll let us know as soon as he finds out how long it will take. We all stand there in the packed train - people start to talk. I check my watch half and hour goes by - then an hour - another announcement - the driver still doesn’t know how long we'll be there. He's still facing me - but starting to look rather anxious and sweating - I ask if he's OK. He looks annoyed - and answers that he's perfectly fine - just got an. Even if my parents don’t.’Devin shut down.At least as far as her mom could see. She just accepted the fact that she’d be grounded for the rest of the school year. She cleaned the house as instructed, but her face was just stony. Not angry, not resentful, no fight. She still wouldn’t say where she was, and that was the most terrifying thing for Deborah Fawkes. When pressed her daughter just lowered her head in shame and said, “I’m sorry.”Piper came by for a run, but Deborah turned her away after. For a moment, she resisted, remaining frozen in place. Then she timidly took a step after him, letting him lead her back into the hall.She didn't volunteer which door she'd unlocked to enter the school, so Charlie led her to the green door. "Oh my God..." he heard her whisper as he took hold of the doorknob. "Oh my God..." He glanced at her, and her eyes were wide and terrified. Her hand was tight around his. She looked up at him, and for a moment he was hypnotized by her deep brown eyes. Did.