Chapter 28

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     “Wow,” Stacey stood before the mirror surveying the damage Jordan had inflicted upon it. The girls had talked through every scenario and they both agreed finally that there was no way two could stop the impending doom.

     Stacey had called home asking permission to stay at Jordan’s and her mother had granted it. Now both girls sat on Jordan’s bed wracking their brains as to how to deal with the situation.

     “We need three people to effectively deal with this,” Jordan stated. She wrung her hands in desperation as she paced back in forth in her room.

     “There is a third person who knows and believes…” Stacey hinted, looking at Jordan closely to gauge her reaction.

     “Who-“ here Jordan stopped, the truth seeping in.

     “No!” She exclaimed, “No way! Not her! She threatened me and if we give her another reason to want the mirror- it’s over!”

     “Well, I don’t know what else to suggest,” Stacey said, throwing her hands up in despair and resolution. Downstairs the girls heard the door open and close and the  familiar rattlings of a family returning home. The despair welled up in Jordan’s eyes and she burst out the door.

     “No, Jordan wait-“ Stacey called after her but Jordan was already down the steps. She burst into the kitchen and threw herself into her parents’ arms, weeping and ranting about the mirror and what she’d seen.

     “What is going on?” her mother asked incredulously as she pulled Jordan away from her to hold her at arm’s length. “Are you OK? What happened?”

     At that moment Stacey entered the room, waving hello with her fingertips and both parents turned to her for answers.

     “Uh, the mirror-“ was all Stacey got out before Jordan burst into a new round of sobbing. Jordan’s parents pushed past Stacey and went to Jordan’s room where they surveyed the damage to the mirror.

     “Oh, Jordan, honey, how did this happen?” her mother asked, thinking she understood Jordan’s remorsefulness.

     “It-uh- it was an accident. We were playing around and I accidently hit it with my shoe,” Stacey said, taking the blame for its damage and somewhat grateful that they misunderstood what was really happening here.

     “Well, we can get that repaired honey,” Jordan’s father said, putting his arms around his daughter to comfort her. “It’s not the end of the world you know.” Here Jordan stopped crying and she nodded in simple, acute agreement. What her father didn’t understand was that it was the end of the world – her world and that mirror was the cause! She knew that to stop this she would have to follow Stacey’s advice and get Teresa in on the action. And after that the mirror would be completely destroyed once and for all. There was no more question in Jordan’s mind that she could and would put an end to this curse once and for all. 

OK from here I have no idea HOW Jordan can solve this problem to save both her parents...... Advice?????