They fire a 65-year-old janitor for being “too slow”—but when a winter storm traps his teenage neighbor, his experience becomes the reason a child survives the night

room hot water off.

Auditorium off.

Main office off.

Display boards off.

Second floor east off.

Computer lab off.

Mr. Voss bristled when I said that last one.

“The computer lab has environmental controls.”

“Are there people sleeping in it?”

“No.”

“Then the computers can be cold.”

He didn’t like that.

Some people can watch a person shiver and still worry about continue reading …