The Price of Blindness

The hallway outside Jonah’s room was cold and narrow, though they had walked it a thousand times. Tonight it felt different. Oppressive. Each of the three siblings pressed against the wall, their backs stiff, hearts hammering. The echoes from below kept them in a state of alert. Crash. Thump. Clatter. Every sound made them jump, tense, flinching. Vivian’s rage was still thick in the air, hanging i