"Mom!" "Mom! Are you okay?" Jona ran over to me. He took the boxes from my hand and set them down. Grabbing my arm "Mom, come on. Let's go inside, okay?" I stared at her window. Her window, which was the only window not trimmed with white, the thing, that shadow, was gone. Jona continued to grab my arm. "Mom, come on." I looked at him, and he had a look of utmost horror. His eyes glazed with confusion and fear, I let him take me into the house.
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Alex sat across from me. His chin was resting on his hands and his coffee which was once hot, now sat cold on the table separating us. I could feel my eyes burn from exhaustion. "Are we going to talk about what happened today? Or are we going to sit here for another hour?" Alex tested on.
"What is there to talk about?" I replied.
Alice
"Jona told me your little incident in the front yard today."
Alice
"I just need some time, Alex. Some sleep would be nice."
He sighed. Scratching the back of his head he continued on.
"I know this was har-"
Alice
"But we can-"
Alice
"And-"
Alice
"Don't you think, Jen?"
I looked up. Alex still sat across from me with tired eyes.
"Im going to check on Alice."
Not waiting for an answer, I walked towards the stairs.
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As I opened Alice's door, I could hear the constant-inconstant sound of her machine. I walked in, making sure the door was open behind me. She was there. Auburn hair and all. She looked perfectly fine. I took her blanket and covered her body up, fixed her machine placement, and made sure everything was okay for her.
It was then I remembered the shadow.
Panic made my brow twitch and my body started to saturate itself with sweat.
Was it panic that made me think I could feel something?
The room started to get heavy, almost to an unbreathable point.
I turned around to face the window.
Nothing.
Just a window ridden with moonlight and a sheer white curtain, it was as though nothing was there.
And then I turned around.