Caroline ran through the halls, not noticing the dirty looks from the other students as she bumped into them. She skidded to a halt as she realized she had no idea where she was going, she was so caught up in her panic. Caroline looked down one corridor and then the other, wondering where she was likely to find her father. She knew there was a good chance he was with his sister in the office, but Caroline didn’t want to see her aunt if she could avoid it.

Closing her eyes, she raised ...