Becky sat atop one of the five tables in the tutor center. The room had no windows and only one door, which Drew had locked after recognizing the sound of the first gunshot. Becky was in the middle of asking Alli to sign her up as a tutor for English and Geography for younger students when the whole thing had happened.

"When do you think all this is going to end?" mumbled Dallas.

Everyone's heads turned towards the captain of the Toronto Icehounds. The room had been completely silent since the intruder bell had gone off.

"I-it shouldn't be t-too long now," whispered Alli, "there's been sirens for at least 20 minutes now."

Becky nodded in agreement. She had been in contact with her brother and Adam, along with both her parents. She wanted to call each of them to hear their voices but keeping as quiet as possible was a major part of the intruder alert procedure.

Alli sniffled and Becky turned to see two tears falling down her face. She got up to go sit with Alli in the far corner of the room, slipping her arms around the crying girl to give her a hug. "Hey," Becky whispered to her, "everything's going to be okay."

Alli wiped one of the tears away and asked, "How do you know?"

"I have faith," Becky stated.

Becky studied the three boys in the room. Dallas wore his red Icehound hoodie, the same one her brother had. He looked not quite scared and almost restless. Drew Torres stared down at his phone; he had been texting Bianca nonstop since the alarm went off. He looked pretty calm and he must be, knowing that his fiancée and brother were safe. Finally, Becky turned her gaze to a niner named Zig from Adam's band. He looked anxious. Becky wasn't really sure who his friends were, other than Maya Matlin who was also in WhisperHug. All three boys were silent.

Becky's phone dinged in the pocket of her cardigan. She unwrapped one of her arms from Alli and pulled it out to read the new message.

LUKE: It's been quiet so me and Owen are gunna leave

the school.

Becky typed back her response as fast as she could.

BECKY: Don't you dare! Stay where you are! It isn't safe yet!

She couldn't believe her brother. He was so dense. She clutched the cross around her neck with her free hand. She prayed that Luke would make the right decision and that he would be protected if he made a bad one.

"Are you alright?" Alli asked, "Your hand is shaking."

Becky looked down to find her hand had gone pale and was indeed shaking as it clutched the charm on her necklace. "Yea, I think so."

Alli let out a slow breath and furled her eyebrows. She pulled out her phone and texted somebody. Becky had noticed Alli had sent way more messages than she received back. "Are you okay?" she asked Alli.

"Yea… Just C-Clare isn't replying," Alli said quietly.

"Do you want me to text Adam and see if he's heard anything?" Becky offered. She knew that Clare was one of Adam's best friends.

"Please."

BECKY: Have you heard from Clare? I'm with Alli and

she's really worried.

ADAM: I haven't heard from her either.

Becky read her boyfriend's reply and then told Alli the news, "He hasn't heard from her either."

"I hope she's okay…" Alli whispered, another tear ran down her cheek.

Becky was about to console her when another gunshot rang out. Becky's hand whipped to her little gold cross and squeezed it tightly, closing her eyes.