***ALEX'S POV***
The Keeper had raised their hand and flicked their fingers. With that gesture, Jake and I were thrown apart from each other and the sensation of falling up entered me again. It was always so strange to fall up then to fall down again. I never truly understood how that was able to happen, but I have felt it several times now.
And, of course, the falling was happening very, very fast. It was like I was a bullet being shot toward the ground and picking up speed because the gravity was pulling me harder than I was meant to fall. It was disconcerting, and frankly terrifying.
