Chapter 11, Homeward Bound

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"Jason, it's me!" I say. "No, you're not. I know you're tricks." He says. "Well, i'm  not going to hurt you if you want to know." I say. "Good."  He says still trembling.  "That's good. You seem like Nora but you look like the shadow man." He says smiling. I was lost in my own confusion, trying to get out and find a way back to reality, but my chances were like finding a needle in a hay stack. It was weird that Jason thought I was the shadow man. "Oh! I have something for you!" I say bringing out the water. It was a big bottle of water. I helped him pour it on his head and water him with the water. He was like my baby, me taking care of him.  I took my jacket and put it over him. He was bigger than I was, because i'm pretty small. "You may look like the shadow man, and you have his ugly face, you are Nora. I trust you." Jason said. "Thanks." I said plainly. We started walking back. Back to my room. 

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When I finally reached my closet, I stood there. looking at what the future will behold. "Come in here. This is home." I said as I looked at Jason's twinkling eyes. They sparkled like stars, and I was gazing up at them, studying. After a few minutes, we stopped staring at each other. "Let's go, let's go home." I said smoothly. I slowly walked through. I was in my room. My beautiful room with my bed, and my desk and computer, and my window with blue curtains that always let the light through, and my posters of the Harry Potter characters. I loved my room. I absolutely loved it. I waited for Jason to come through, to see his face. I looked outside of my room at my mirror, not seeing a shadow, but me. I loved myself. My pretty, smart self. I walked back in, inpatient about Jason. I walked in the closet leaning against the wall playing with my wand. After a few minutes, I finally went back through the portal thingy. It was confusing to think about. You don't see a town appear, but my closet when you're walking home. It was weird and exhausting to think about. I finally went through and I saw Jason, lifeless. Lying on the floor. I saw a pool of blood on the floor. He was laying on his stomach. I ran and turned him over. I saw a hug scratch on his chest, it was so scary. "JASON! WHAT HAPPENED!?" I screamed, tears starting to stream down my face like a river. I sat there, crying, waiting for what was going to happen next. But nothing happened. The whole world was still.  

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