for a few seconds , he just froze , locked and holding inside me . i drew in a breath , then another , then slid the door open , stepped inside , and closed it behind me . `` start by calling the rest of our staff and tell them what 's going on . but , hey , he 'd been around long enough to learn that when the captain gave an order , you followed it . without saying a word , he grabbed his school bag from the closet . 