All that time, they will not be able to go outside and they will have to share the darkness and dampness of the hiding place, continually fearful of being discovered. There was another family in hiding with them, with the name of the Van Pel family. They had a young boy the age of Anne named Peter. They got along and became friends. The people in hiding may not go outside; it is much too dangerous. The curtains of the Secret Annex may also not be opened during the day, otherwise one of the neighbours might see them. The small window in the attic provides the only chance for getting a breath of fresh air. At night, other windows are occasionally opened just a