As time passed and the snow increased, it got darker, and they packed up their things and started down the hall to the auditorium. They gathered up their coats to use as blankets as they passed their lockers. Dark or not, most of the kids broke off to use the restrooms on the way. The halls rang with laughter and thumps as people walked into doors and walls. Even though several teachers had flashlights and glow sticks, all the kids were more interested in the shadows, and the novelty of being in the halls like a pack of wild animals, at night. Free of parents, and not paying much attention to the idea the teachers had of walking single file, and going directly to the auditorium.
In fact, Danny and Whit weren’t the only two who veered off the main trail, hurrying around corners and into da
