Blog #9 - Allison Clarke-Hall

Ending 1:

“So are you coming with me?” he asked nodding his head toward the trees.

All of a sudden everything made sense. This was why Lily said “Dad” before freely walking into the woods and why Alex seemed so mindless when he walked toward the forest after he was the one who wanted to stay so badly. This whole time, we were being lead by something or someone that we trusted.  I let out a bitter laugh at the realization because there was nothing any of us could do to stop it and yet here I was figuring out that this isn’t real. I can leave. I can escape. And if this was true, why was a grabbing a hold of Jake’s soft warm hand and walking with him into the woods?

Ending 2:

“So are you coming with me?” he asked nodding his head toward the trees.

I opened my mouth to reply but no words came out. Probably because you have no idea what to think of this; your supposedly dead boyfriend is here, alive and well. I cursed my inner thoughts for giving me the answer but allowing me to stand in front of him with my mouth hanging open. And while I missed Jake more and more every day, I couldn’t physically bring myself to say anything to him. I guess that’s why I shook my head  and walked to the Jack’s car, keys in hand with every intention of driving away and never coming back.

Ending 3:

“So are you coming with me?” he asked nodding his head toward the trees.

My heart rate increased and I could feel tears prick my eyes. Lifting my hand in front of my face I could see that I was already shaking, and once again not from the cold air. I looked up to see Jake smiling at me while I began to have an anxiety attack. I felt sweat begin to drip down my arms and legs under the many layers I was wearing to fight the cold. Tremors racked through my body and I let out a bitter laugh when I realized the last time I had a panic attack was when I found out he died all those years ago. I found myself on the ground soon after that, dizzy and disoriented. The last thing I saw before I slipped into unconsciousness was Jake kneeling in front of me.