Gone - Chapter Four

297 Hours, 40 Minutes

The kids decide to head off to the plaza (makes sense), only to discover a building on fire! Luckily Sam is around to inexplicably redemonstrate his braveness and leadership skills! He's just like those forty kids standing around gawking, only better!

Okay, I'll stop with the ! now. But seriously.

So they have to save some babies and the hardware store. And Sam is all BAMF:

""Dudes: Not tomorrow. Now. Now. Go! Quinn? You better go with them. We want to wet down the hardware—that’s where the wind will take the fire next." Quinn hesitated. People were not getting this. How could they not see that they had to do something, not just stand around?"

Also, 'this isn't the Disney Channel'. Well thanks for reminding us about that, Sam.

The disappearances are a punishment. She is the reason.

Also, Edilio is here! How do you even say that name? E-dee-lee-oh? So many -ee sounds.

""If you’re going in there, wrap this around your face." Somehow Astrid had come up with a wet cloth, borrowed from someone and soaked. "Did I say I was going in there?" Sam asked."

You didn't have to say it, Sam. We all knew it was going to happen.

Okay, so now Sam (WHO IS FOURTEEN, GUYS. FOURTEEN) is crawling through the building trying to save someone. Probably the someone will turn out to be important because this is a book.

O. M. G.

THE GIRL JUST SHOT FIRE OUT OF HER HANDS WTFFFFFFFF


I guess this is those powers I've heard of, then.

"Not thinking, just reacting, Sam extended his arm, palm out. There was a flash of light, bright as an exploding star."

Sam has a power too? That makes sense. Astrid had better have a power or I will be so mad.

"She was black, black by race and from the coating of soot."

Oh Michael Grant. What amazing description work here. The little girl died though :-(. And Sam doesn't feel better knowing that there's other people with powers out there. Prediction: the school bully will get a power. C'mon. It's gotta happen.