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Arrival At School
The students arrive at school for the last time before the snowstorm hits Tattawa -
Dismissal
Students and teachers are made aware of the early dismissal due to the weather. -
Jason asks for assistance
Jason asks his friends Scotty and Pete to stay after the dismissal to work on the go-kart he made. -
Students are dismissed
Most students are dismissed by virtue of school busses. -
7 people remain
After dismissal, 7 people remain in the building, including six students and one teacher. -
Cell Phones
Trying to call for help and assistance, the 7 remaining people lose the battery life in their cell phones. This would be the first of many things that they would lose along the way. -
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Trapped Timespan
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Day 2
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Mr. Holloway
Mr Holloway, the only remaining teacher in the building, goes to look for resources and help. He would never return. -
Down to 6
Only six people remain. All students. They all sojourn in the main lobby of the school and look for ways to survive. -
Power Outage
Without their cell phones, the power within the school is cut due to a fallen pole in the middle of the snow-covered street. -
Day 3
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Go-kart
The go-kart that Scotty, Pete and Jason work on is finished. -
Pete Crashes
In an attempt to find help, Pete takes to go-kart outside and starts driving for help. His drive would last 200 yards, as the front of the car was placed lower than the back, and Pete flipped. -
Scotty Runs to Save Pete
Witnessing the crash from inside, Scotty sees Pete stuck under the go-kart and decides to go out to save him. -
Pete Doesn't Make It
Finally reaching Pete, Scotty flips the go-kart over and sees Pete underneath it, but can tell Pete has gotten frostbite and suffocated. Pete has died. -
Scotty Falls Into a Deep Sleep
Once Pete is seen as dead, Scotty collapses, as all of the energy he had was used in helping save Pete. Scotty falls unconscious. -
Scotty is Found
Scotty is spotted by a helicopter which goes down to save Scotty. He would be airlifted to a hospital. He was revived while in the helicopter. -
End
The book ends before Scotty ends up in the hospital, just after he was resuscitated in the helicopter. It is unknown the condition of the rest of the people, but of the 7 that started out trapped, we know of 2 casualties.