Hazel's head snapped toward the front door when the first sounds of shots came through. Muffled by the falling snow, she thought perhaps it was something else.

She jumped when it was followed by several more. James and Mark burst through the door, and she knew that it was exactly what she thought it sounded like.

"Terrance and Paulie are upstairs. Who the hell else is there to keep playing these stupid pranks?" Hazel snapped. Her temper was starting to flare. "They're probably just firing blanks trying to scare you away from the generator. Who else did you invite?"