something awful. At that moment, her dad's face appeared the and he quickly pulled the curtain shut was I asked Jay to wait with me because I was sure that zoe going to come down and say hello. And was right "Do not waste your time, Safi, Jay said. He she never came. Brothers. As we turned away, we saw one of Zoe's immediately put his arm around me. I could not understand why at first. But. then suddenly Zoe's brother started to shout at us. He used some really nasty words. was so shocked that I could not stop shaking. Jay pulled me closer to him and whispered "Just keep walking, Safi. We'll be home soon. We walked as quickly as we could and all the time I could hear Jay's calm voice telling me everything was going to be OK. That's when I changed my mind about wanting to go out alone. I was so glad that Jay was with me. When we got home, he put his hands on my shoulders and his eyes were dark and serious. "The adults are teaching the children to hate, Safi. There's danger everywhere, but I'll always be here for you. Remember that.". Then he hugged me. Jay hugged me! He's never done that before. Now I know that things are bad. September 10th Mom and Dad are frightened. I can see it in their eyes. They've packed a suitcase and they keep it by the kitchen door. Mom told me to put some of my favorite things in a bag "in case we decide to go on vacation.". Vacation? Does she think I'm stupid? My village is silent and there's electricity in the air. It feels like the night before a storm.