CHAPTER TWO Leah came bursting into the triage room. “Are you all right?” she exclaimed as she looked at Shannon. “They said I burst my eardrums,” Shannon told her. “Can’t hear much of anything at all right now. Grab a notepad and write down what you wanna ask me.” Leah nodded, pulling her favorite pen and a full-size spiral notebook out of the huge handbag that Shannon always teased her about. Guess the cavern she insists on lugging around isn’t useless after all, Shannon realized, and grinned despite the circumstances. Leah uncapped her pen and scribbled furiously for a moment, then whipped the notebook around where Shannon could see the result. First – Are you okay? Second – What happened??? A tear slid slowly down Shannon’s cheek, and she took a deep breath before she started

