![]() ![]() Just like he knew the exit sign over the door by the girls’ locker room hadn’t burned a huge patch of grass fifteen feet away from it. Zach saw the hole in the ground and he saw the downed power wires, but he knew the wires hadn’t caused all that damage. Everyone was saying that an electrical wire had shorted out in the middle of the street the night before and that it had gotten so hot it melted the pavement. Zach went down to India Street to look at the ruined Atheneum steps along with dozens of other gawkers. He couldn’t bear to stay at home and listen to his father complain about the team missing football practice when all he was really complaining about was spending another day separated from his three star athletes-the amazing Delos boys. He jogged for a few blocks, just to put some distance between himself and his dad. It was the “storm” that demolished half the town, not the freaky new family that can outrun cars. Yeah, right, Zach thought, as he walked out his front door. ![]() ![]() Power still hadn’t been restored to certain parts of the island, and several streets in the center of town were impassable due to damage done by the storm. ![]()
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