His heart starting pounding as panic rose within him, causing him to begin to feel a bit dizzy. I need to calm down! I need to calm down. He repeated mentally, trying desperately to control his breathing, but he wasn’t doing a very good job of that either. Suddenly, something appeared out of the corner of his eye and he jumped slightly, turning to glance towards it and then back to what was happening in front of him. She! She must have snuck in here and taken our stuff! Oh God, he thought frantically. What do I do?!

Just as he was beginning to panic even more, he heard a...