james and mason were nowhere to be seen , but mike was at his locker . `` you took yesterday pretty hard , mad . '' just try and relax , all right ? she turned to him now , smiling her appreciation of the person he was , loving him . ned and james were both there when it happened . i opened my mouth to ask , then snapped it closed again when his hard eyes swung over to me for a brief second . he 'd created a couple of secret rooms , almost impossible to find . 