  Tom smiled at the response. His students immediately perked up, and a few began talking excitedly, offering ideas. He’d barely gotten them settled again when one of the girls asked, “Mr. Manning, what is that smell?” As soon as the girl’s words were spoken, it seemed as if the room filled with a noxious smell. It was the kind that left a bad taste in your mouth. Tom strode to the windows and began opening them. He turned to the class and said, “Everyone stay seated. I’ll see—” The sound of breaking glass was followed almost immediately by what Tom thought was some kind of explosion and loud crashing of metal against the floors of the hall. Yanking the door of his classroom open, Tom was assaulted by heat, thick, dark smoke, and an acrid odor. All at once there were screaming, panicked children trying to flood out the door and into the hall, which was already cloudy with smoke. Read more amazing snippets in the Rainbow Snippets Facebook group.  A Barlow Lens is available in eBook, paperback
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