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Chapter Eight

As soon as they got home, Jason marched up to his room and opened his closet. He hadn't looked at the jacket in a long time, but he knew exactly where it should be. He reached in the back of the closet. It wasn't there. Jason felt a wave of panic. Why was the stupid red jacket so important to him? Then he felt anger. He knew Shane had something to do with it.

Jason walked downstairs to the living room where Shane was sitting on the couch watching TV with Frankie. He stood in front of Shane, glaring at him.

"What did you do, Shane?" He asked. Shane looked up at him, puzzeled.

"What are you talking about?" He asked. Jason pulled him up by his shirt collar so that they stood nose to nose.

"I know you took it, Shane." Jason said. "You know how important it is to me! What did you do?"

"Just calm down." Shane said.

"Start explaining and I will." Jason said.

"Boys, what's the fight about?" Their mom's voice came from the doorway. Jason pushed Shane away.

"He took Belle's jacket out of my room." Jason accused.

"Shane?" She asked.

"Mom, it's a long story." Shane said.

"Well, start explaining." She said. Shane took out his cell and text messaged someone.

"Okay, Jason." He said. "I have to show you something."

Jason was still cross as he followed Shane outside. Ruth was standing out there. She smiled at him. Jason was confused. He just wanted the jacket back.

"Jason, we have wanted to tell you about this from the beginning, but we didn't know how." She said.

"What are you talking about?" He asked.

"Shane and I thought it might be easier if we broke it to you easily, but I guess we will just have to tell you all at once." Ruth said. "I want you to meet Anna."

A girl stepped out from behind Ruth. She looked at Jason and smiled broadly. Jason took a step back and stopped breathing. She looked just like Belle. Jason just stared at her.

"Belle?" He whispered. She shook her head. Her eyes filled with sorrow.

"I wish I was." She said. "I'm Anna, Belle's identical twin sister."

"What?" Jason said.

"We wanted to tell you, but we didn't think you could take it." Shane said. "Even now you are taking it harder than we wanted. We were trying to break it to you easily."

Anna pulled of the red jacket. "This is yours."

"You look just like her." Jason said. He touched Anna's face gently. She didn't mind. She smiled at him.

"She loved you." She said.

"I know." He said. He paused. "May I kiss you?"

Anna was stunned for a moment. "Yes." She said. He leaned closer and closed his eyes, feeling her breath on his face. The all-too familiar ach that had disappeared several months ago, was returning.

"No." Anna said, pulling away, before Jason could kiss her. "I'm sorry, but I'm not Belle."

Jason stepped back. "I'm sorry. I know you aren't Belle." He said, sadly. He took a deep breath. He couldn't believe that he had almost kissed a complete stranger. He shook his head and held out his hand to Anna.

"I'm Jason." He said. "It's nice to meet you, Anna."

"Nice to meet you." She said, with a sad smile. "I am a huge fan."

"Come on. Let's all go in." Shane said. "It's freezing out here."

They spent the rest of the evening just talking. Jason felt the ache whenever he looked at Anna. It wasn't fair to him or Anna. Belle was gone. It had been a whole year. He was starting to realize that even after all that time, maybe he hadn't let her go. He lay in his bed that night thinking about it.

"How do I let you go, Belle?" He whispered to the darkness.

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