Sentence 1: Jen was terrified of the dark as a child. 
 Sentence 3: But one stormy night, the electricity went out 
 Sentence 4:  While the power was out, looters broke into her house 
 Sentence 5:  Jen was forever after unable to be in the dark 
 Option 1: When she grew up, she convinced herself there was nothing to fear. 
 Option 2: When she grew up, she convinced herself there were so many things to fear.