Gen hid. Eyes firmly shut and slowly counting. That was what Marta had said. If she just followed whatever Marta had said, everything would be all right. But there was a voice in her head that told her that mum had said the same and it had not been all right.
But eventually her aunt's voice was heard in the corridor and Gen peaked her head around the corner. "Aunt Marta?" she asked softly as she spotted the woman. Things would be all right now.