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In the living room, the family pictures showed only their mother and father. There were no pictures of Jamal or Malik. It was as if they had never existed, thanks to the shadow curse.

“How do we get back from the other side?” Jamal asked his brother.

Malik stared back at him. He was still fading, but it had slowed since Jamal had joined him in the shadows. However, both of them would eventually disappear altogether. They could feel it.

Dr. Facilier’s laugh echoed out of the television set, though their parents seemed oblivious to it. Dr. Facilier’s eyes fixed on Jamal’s and Malik’s shadow forms.

“Now you know what it’s like to lurk in the shadows…forever!”