“You think something’s wrong because… the pages of your book are turning?” Pinny says skeptically

Eli: We found a whole group of frum families here, building a welcome center for tourists!

Nellie: And Eli saved the day and kept the trailer from sliding into the water.

Squizzle: Not that the older boys gave him any credit for it…

Although there are extra bedrooms upstairs, Eli and Nellie are packed into rooms with other kids. “We’re having our first guests tomorrow,” Nachi explains. “You don’t mind sharing with Mordechai, right?” There’s no more space in his room, but there’s a bunkbed where little Mordechai is.

Nellie, meanwhile, has found a group of girls closer to her age, and she bunks with them. “You know the best part?” she tells Eli as they brush their teeth. The toothpaste here is all minty, which makes Eli smile and Nellie gag. “The room’s right over the boiler room. If I sleep on the floor, it’s like a heated blanket.” She shivers. “It’s even cold inside.” She wears her coat over her nightgown and some borrowed fuzzy socks.

Eli doesn’t dare tell Nellie that it isn’t that cold. “At least there’s no snow inside,” he offers.

Nellie just shudders.

There are blackout shades on every window so it feels like night inside, and Eli sleeps soundly through the nighttime hours. In the morning, he’s awakened by a loud banging downstairs.