I was in Mrs. Grady's second-grade class at Eliza Poole Elementary in Raleigh, NC. We had just arrived in the cafeteria for a milk and sugar cookie break when she chased us down with tears in her eyes, told us to leave our snack, get our coats, and go home immediately. I walked in the house to find my mother sitting on the end of the bed, biting her nails. When I asked her what was going on she just said "Hush!"