"Brian hastily climbed the stairs two at a time, sharply turned to his left, and opened the door to the same study room that he and Manny always used for their assignments. Its familiarity and preferable location had led to it becoming a routine of theirs."

"What would normally have been a brisk five minute walk turned into an ordeal of its own, taking Brian almost an hour. Ducking into cover and scanning his surroundings at the slightest noise resulted in him moving about fifty feet every ten minutes."

"Down the hall, Brian could hear inhuman-like screeching, followed by the sound of wood cracking and splintering. The sound of a door being forced open with superhuman strength, no doubt. He had to move, and he had to move now."