I WAITED FOR Ashley to open the door. Natalie tackled the puddle by the door and stopped to watch as the door opened. In front of me, the party materialized, just as it had eight years before. I took the step across, and surrounded by shrubs, watched men rushing to the piled bodies. A second later, a hazy figure appeared nearby.
I WAITED FOR“Go back, Ash,” the other dimensional me said. “The paperclip is wrong. Time changed.”
“No, that"s not what happened. We"re in the other dimension. Like when I first found you. I don"t know how it happened. Can you see your portal?”
“Yeah, right here.”
“I"m leaving. You should as soon as I"m gone.”
As soon as he exited, I met him in the hallway and closed the door.
“What happened?” Nat asked.
“The other dimension isn"t closed, or we just re-opene
