Even though the guys warned me about this portal thing, when Michael created a glowing blue-colored hole in my living room, all my courage fled. My feet refuse to listen to me no matter what I try. I just can’t make myself go through it. I read countless stories where the hero has the courage to jump through some unknown door. Harry did it at Platform 9 ¾. The same with Alice down the rabbit hole, Coraline through the little door, and the Pevensie children through the wardrobe. All these people took that step into the unknown. But that is in stories, this is the real world. I just can’t do it. My legs start to shake with the effort. I just want to run to my bed and hide under the covers. Kadis steps between me and the swirling hole. He grabs my hands and takes a step backwards, forcing me

