‘We leaned up against the wall, and I had no idea what was coming next.’

It was pitch dark, and we were terrified.

“Let’s hold hands, I’m scared.”

We held hands with each other as we waited for the back up generator to switch on.

A second later, the lights turned back on although dimmer, and a teacher’s angry shout echoed through the camping lodge.

“WHO BROUGHT A HAMSTER?”

My friend next to me spasmed and started mumbling. “Oh no… so that’s where my hammy went…”

The next morning, an electrician was squatting in front of the power box repairing a chewed through wire.