So, this chapter isn't as long as I would have hoped... I'm going to be gone next week, so I wanted to get this out before I left. I'll make the next one longer, I promise...

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When the rain stopped, I gradually woke up. Looking around, I wondered where Jack had gone. Shaking myself fully awake, I stood up. Where was everybody? The street was deadly silent, almost like a ghost town. A shiver ran up my spine and I turned around. There was no one behind me. Strange. I turned around again and jumped. Jack was standing there.

"Wow, you scared me. Where were you?"

Jack smiled. "My power is teleportation. Well, part of my power is anyway."

"What do you mean, 'part of'?"

Jack smiled again. "You'll find out later."

"OK…? Well, so what are we supposed to do now?"

Suddenly we heard a car engine coming down the road. I'd have known that engine anywhere. It was my mom.

"You'd better go." I told him. "My mom would kill us if she knew we missed school and were together. Alone."

Jack smiled slightly. Suddenly, he pulled me into a kiss. I was startled at first but then I gave in. I wrapped my arms around his neck. All of a sudden, he was gone. I smiled.

I heard mom's car pull into the driveway and her door shut.

"Honey, you OK?" she called as she got grocery bags out of the car. I followed her inside and into the kitchen. "Why are you home, honey?" she asked. I helped her to put groceries away.

I sighed. "Well, Josh had some of his friends over last night and they slept in late so I woke them up but we only had a few minutes until the bus came and when the bus came it only had a few seats so I got left home and it rained and…"

Mom put her hands up. "Whoa, honey. Slow down. If you're worried I'm mad you missed school, I'm not."

"You're not mad I missed school?"

Mom smiled. "No. It's only the third day, I'm sure you can make it up. I just let the school know."

"OK…" I sighed, about ready to start my story all over again. Suddenly, I felt weak and very cold. "Ummm, I-I…" with that darkness overwhelmed me and I passed out.

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"Is she all right?" I heard mom say. I opened my eyes.

"Yes, she'll be fine. She needs to stay in bed for at least a day, though."

"Thank you doctor. I'll call you if we have any questions."

"Mom?" I said, starting to sit up. The doctor and mom turned around. Mom rushed over to my side.

"Honey, are you all right?" she asked, making me lay back down.

"Yes, I'm fine. What happened?"

"I – we – don't know. You just collapsed."

"You seem to have a case of… fainting?" The doctor said.

"I feel perfectly fine. What time is it?" I asked.

"About seven," mom answered. Turning to the doctor she said, "thank you for your help, doctor. I think we'll be fine now. You said she needs to stay home tomorrow?"

"Well," The doctor scratched his head. "She seems fine, now. I think she can go back to school tomorrow… I must admit, I have never seen anything like this before. Usually people who have just fainted feel… tired, or at least a little disoriented."

"Yes, well… Thank you again, doctor, for your help." She escorted him out of the room. I could hear them talking all the way down to the front door.

I settled down into my bed. Maybe the doctor was right, maybe I did just faint… Or maybe… At the moment, thinking was too much. I closed my eyes, trying to get rid of the headache that had just hit me. within a few minutes, I fell asleep again.

Well, I promise the next chapter will be longer...