27

SHADOW

I turned around. Zack was not behind me. He was lying on the sidewalk beside the car. He stood up from the fall and rushed in my direction at his super speed.

“What happened?” I asked in surprise.

“I don’t know.” He looked confused.

“It’s fine. You can come.”

“No.” He shook his head. “I think I can’t get through whatever is blocking the gate. I was following you. The next thing I knew, I was thrown back to the sidewalk. Something is blocking me from entering, and it fucking hurts, burning my skin.” I saw the panic in his eyes. He sprinted in my direction, only to be tossed back by some force as if an invisible wall existed between us.

I ran back to him, but it also happened to me. I couldn’t get through whatever it was. Probably a spell cast over the gate. The only difference was it didn’t have the same effect on me. I raised my hand to test the theory. My hand couldn’t go through it. I was right. The witch put a smell on the entrance where no one got out.

“Shadow, come