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Elsa couldn’t see her daughter; that was how dark it was She couldn’t see her own hands

Tony slammed the door shut behind them “Rose, help me with the s”

“Loreda,” Elsa yelled “Put on your gas mask Get to the kitchen Sit under the table”

“But—”

“Go,” Elsa said to the daughter she couldn’t see

Elsa and Rose felt their way fro the newspapers and oilcloth in every crack and crevice

They kept their supplies—Vaseline, sponges, bandannas—in a basket in the kitchen Elsa carried it through the inky dark and found a flashlight, clicked it on

Nothing Just a click

“Is it on?” Rose asked, coughing

“Who knows?” Elsa said

“We need to get under the table, drape it et sheets,” Rose said

Solass shattered in a series of loud cracks and clattered to the floor

The front door was ripped open The swirling, biting blackso hard Rose stuain, and threw the bolt shut

They found the buckets they kept filled ater in the kitchen and soaked soes and pressed theh them