"She was," Karla said. "For all that she looked so sad. The Nothing had destroyed most of her world, too."

Karla settled on the bed to try to catch Tara up on what had happened. "So, Friday, everyone who was left camped out at the dorms. The next morning, Principal Winchester made an announcement that everyone needed to head to Special Collections before the Nothing broke through the forcefield. The mages that were left stood on the roof of the school to buy a little more time for everyone else and then we ran, too. I guess the magic of Special Collections was too much for the Nothing to get into."

Right away, anyway.