"They continued their hike towards the village and were down in a small gorge when Mayoni suddenly halted. On both sides of them large groups of peopl... appeared.Mark saw Mayoni's smile quickly disappear into a worried frown. The groups were large, armed with long knives and farming tools, and looked angry. Kara was somewhat encouraged that there were at least as many women as men in the crowd, and that they all wore woven clothing. But the hostility was too obvious to ignore."If they rush us. The lobby was just about empty. In this theater, the men’s and women’s rooms were right next to each other, plus they were in an alcove, so that unless someone was right there, they wouldn’t notice a woman going into the men’s room. When Carl came out Anna was waiting for him. She asked if anyone else was in the men’s room. Carl shook his head. She grabbed his hand. Let’s do it, she said, let’s go in. They hurried into the handicapped stall, and just like in their fantasies, Anna sat down on. "I don't understand! Why am I in trouble?" Joey whined."You put three kids in the hospital! That's why you're in trouble!" So? They were trying to kill us!" You don't know that," Tricia scolded. "They may have been trying to scare you. They may have been trying to hurt you, but they were not using lethal force! Believe me, if they wanted you dead, you would be dead! You were certainly careless enough to make sure that could have happened." She waved her arms frantically as she yelled. "Neal. “Upstairs, first room on the left. I need to talk to my husband.”“He is NOT to go in her room!” Mr. Nelson protested.“Mike,” her mom said firmly, “stand in the door to her room, ask her to go out with you. Have her home by her midnight curfew.”“Yes, Ma’am,” I agreed.I quickly left the room and heard an angry, hushed argument begin. I went up the stairs and looked into Emmy’s room. She was on her pink canopy bed and had her face buried in her pillow. She was sobbing.“Emmy,” I said. “Will you go.