To my amazement, I had forgotten what I was supposed to do, and I hurriedly turned off the open location while shaking my hand. I also had no idea how I was going to get out of here or how we were going to get out of this situation. I began to chat and walk in circles around the room. As a result of my trepidation and lack of knowledge about what was going to happen to us, I went into my father's room and sat down.

I walked to the sink to wash my face and I drank some water while I was there. I couldn't get myself to...