First day as a sophomore

"...We then decided it was time to go out and wait for dad. On our way downstairs we heard a loud explosion, seemed like a close bomb car. We went out and saw the smoke, everybody was saying the explosion was in region A, exactly where I'd usually wait for dad. We tried to go out and get to the car but they wouldn't let us, saying there would be shooting. We waited, many trials to call dad failed.. mobile networks do their worse when they're most needed.. finally dad was able to call us, and he said he was ok, barely escaped the explosion.. Few minutes later, we were able to leave."
A Star From Mosul