Ch. 24 High School Reunion
Jennifer walked back through the wall and exited the storage room. But as soon as she was back in the hallway, that's when devastation actually hit her. Jennifer fell to the ground sobbing. It was as if she couldn't move on with her life. All her life Jennifer was an orphan but she never knew what happened to her parents. And now that she's found out what happened to her father, all Jennifer could feel was grief and devastation. "I can't do it! I can't take anymore! I can't believe Mrs. Mary killed my father!" It was one thing for Jennifer to see Mr. Barrows dying from starvation. But witnessing the death of her family was overwhelming. Jennifer never knew what happened to her mother. And maybe that was for the best. Maybe that would make her a stronger woman one day. Maybe that would inspire her to be a good mother if she ever has children one day. Jennifer sat there and cried and cried and cried her eyes out. It hurt so much. She had to carry the burden of being an orphan, being in danger of scissorman and Mrs. Mary and also the burden of her friends being in danger as well. Now that Jennifer thought about it, she realized that she really was a strong person. After all she's been through, Jennifer has really toughened up. She paused to think, took a deep breath and came back to reality. There were people she needed to save…her friends. She had to be strong for her friends. Jennifer shed a few more tears then finally said, "I gotta stay strong! I gotta keep going! I gotta be there for my friends!" Jennifer struggled to get up but she made it. She took another deep breath and gave herself some pep talk. "I can do this!...I can do this!...I gotta stay strong….be strong!" Jennifer found the stairs and walked downstairs. As soon as she got downstairs, she saw her friends. She gasped with excitement. "Guys!"
"Jennifer!" they all said in unison.
Jennifer immediately ran to them and gave them a group hug. "I'm so happy to see you guys!" She felt like shedding some more tears.
"We're happy to see you too Jennifer!" said Laura with a smile.
"Yeah where have you been?" asked Joshua with a worried look.
"I could ask you guys the same thing." said Jennifer looking at all of them.
"Yeah…..I was starting to get worried myself." said Anne being a little distant with a poker face. Anne wasn't Jennifer's best friend nor was she her worst enemy. They've had their ups and downs in their friendship. They were more like frenemies, especially after that incident about Joshua.
"Guys! I found out a lot about this mansion, scissorman and Mrs. Mary!" Jennifer announced looking at everybody with a serious look.
Laura gasped with excitement. "Really?"
"Do tell Jenny! Do tell!" Joshua couldn't wait to hear the news.
"Ok! Ok! It goes like this!" Jennifer filled them in on the story.