I took the train back to New York and once I got off I began my search for
Jake. I knew he was only trying to help, and that he was right. Even though
it seemed that since we would never get back it'd be the end of the world,
well, it was actually the end of the world for Jake and I, we should make
the best of it. And hey, it was cool that Matt thought I his fiancé.
"Honey, it's time for bed!" Jake's mom called. Unfortunately, there was no reply. "Honey?" She walked down the steps of the basement. "John! Where's Jake?" "I don't know, sweetheart!" Jake's dad walked into the basement. "Maybe he's in the..." He tripped over a wire, which caused it to unplug. Before he could reach the ground, Jake's dad gripped the machine, accidentally pressing a big, red button. The door flew open and a warp appeared inside of the machine. "... warp?"
~*~
Jake sighed. 'Carolyn is right; there really is nothing good about being stuck inside a movie.' Suddenly, the warp appeared. Jake smiled, now he and I could get out... Jake's smile faded once he realized that he wasn't mad enough to leave without me. So he began to look for me through the busy streets of New York.
I gave up looking for Jake after what seemed like ages. What would Jake and I do now since we couldn't go back? Just thinking of my mother and father's reaction to my disappearance made tears slide down my cheeks. Pretty soon they came uncontrollably, making me run towards my apartment. I paused once I heard a familiar voice.
"Carolyn!" I saw Jake running towards me as fast as his legs could possibly take him. He wore a big smile for some odd reason, even though our lives would be ruined. What was going on?
"Carolyn, we're going home." He exclaimed with all the breath he had left once he reached me.
"Jake, I forgive you, but lying to me isn't what's making me."
"No, really, I saw the warp. Carolyn, we have to go! The warp only lasts for ten more minutes." Jake said to me with his teeth chattering- again.
"Jake stop chattering your teeth. Maybe you were just seeing things." I suggested.
"Carolyn, listen to me. This may be our last chance of going home. Have I ever lied to you? Ok, maybe I have. But..."
"I don't remember the last time you lied to me." I said to him.
"Ok, I lied when I said we were lucky to get caught in the movie. We aren't. You know the saying, 'there's no place like home'. Well, there really isn't place like home. And this is coming from a guy who has wanted to leave his parents for a long time just because they were annoying."
"Jake, all parents are annoying sometimes. I mean, I've always wanted to set out on my own to lots of places without my parents, too. But I've also known that no matter where I go, I'll always love them. And they'll always love me, too. You may be right, Jake, this could be our last chance of returning home. And, I wouldn't miss it for the world." I smiled at Jake.
"Maybe I was just seeing things." Jake thought aloud.
"Maybe you weren't. We're running out of time, Jake. Let's just go see if it's there."
"But Carolyn, this is also our last chance of setting out alone, too. We could be free from having anyone from telling us what to do. Look, we're going to go away from home soon, anyway. Why not do it now?"
"Jake, we're in a movie." I exclaimed to Jake, who was silently crying.
"But don't you see? We don't have to go back! What about Jennifer Gardner? What about Matt? I'm sure he'll miss you. Leaving may ruin the movie."
"You know what, ruining the movie doesn't mean a thing to me. You can go ahead and stay here if you want. But just remember, someone is waiting for you back home." I marched away, angry that Jake still didn't get it. 'He really doesn't care, does he?' I thought.
Once I saw the warp, tears were flooding my path. I was going home, leaving someone I loved behind.
"Honey, it's time for bed!" Jake's mom called. Unfortunately, there was no reply. "Honey?" She walked down the steps of the basement. "John! Where's Jake?" "I don't know, sweetheart!" Jake's dad walked into the basement. "Maybe he's in the..." He tripped over a wire, which caused it to unplug. Before he could reach the ground, Jake's dad gripped the machine, accidentally pressing a big, red button. The door flew open and a warp appeared inside of the machine. "... warp?"
~*~
Jake sighed. 'Carolyn is right; there really is nothing good about being stuck inside a movie.' Suddenly, the warp appeared. Jake smiled, now he and I could get out... Jake's smile faded once he realized that he wasn't mad enough to leave without me. So he began to look for me through the busy streets of New York.
I gave up looking for Jake after what seemed like ages. What would Jake and I do now since we couldn't go back? Just thinking of my mother and father's reaction to my disappearance made tears slide down my cheeks. Pretty soon they came uncontrollably, making me run towards my apartment. I paused once I heard a familiar voice.
"Carolyn!" I saw Jake running towards me as fast as his legs could possibly take him. He wore a big smile for some odd reason, even though our lives would be ruined. What was going on?
"Carolyn, we're going home." He exclaimed with all the breath he had left once he reached me.
"Jake, I forgive you, but lying to me isn't what's making me."
"No, really, I saw the warp. Carolyn, we have to go! The warp only lasts for ten more minutes." Jake said to me with his teeth chattering- again.
"Jake stop chattering your teeth. Maybe you were just seeing things." I suggested.
"Carolyn, listen to me. This may be our last chance of going home. Have I ever lied to you? Ok, maybe I have. But..."
"I don't remember the last time you lied to me." I said to him.
"Ok, I lied when I said we were lucky to get caught in the movie. We aren't. You know the saying, 'there's no place like home'. Well, there really isn't place like home. And this is coming from a guy who has wanted to leave his parents for a long time just because they were annoying."
"Jake, all parents are annoying sometimes. I mean, I've always wanted to set out on my own to lots of places without my parents, too. But I've also known that no matter where I go, I'll always love them. And they'll always love me, too. You may be right, Jake, this could be our last chance of returning home. And, I wouldn't miss it for the world." I smiled at Jake.
"Maybe I was just seeing things." Jake thought aloud.
"Maybe you weren't. We're running out of time, Jake. Let's just go see if it's there."
"But Carolyn, this is also our last chance of setting out alone, too. We could be free from having anyone from telling us what to do. Look, we're going to go away from home soon, anyway. Why not do it now?"
"Jake, we're in a movie." I exclaimed to Jake, who was silently crying.
"But don't you see? We don't have to go back! What about Jennifer Gardner? What about Matt? I'm sure he'll miss you. Leaving may ruin the movie."
"You know what, ruining the movie doesn't mean a thing to me. You can go ahead and stay here if you want. But just remember, someone is waiting for you back home." I marched away, angry that Jake still didn't get it. 'He really doesn't care, does he?' I thought.
Once I saw the warp, tears were flooding my path. I was going home, leaving someone I loved behind.