"Holy crap! What's going on?" Everyone burst into chaos.

Sophia was startled too. Everything was pitch black, with only the faint light from fireworks in the sky above.

Matthew and Jacob were cursing, then quickly asked if the girls were okay.

"Is it a power outage?" Sophia wondered.

"The Steele family is loaded. They should have their own generators. How could the power go out?" Jacob said irritably.

Sophia stayed close to ...