Finally

Rory wakes to find her bedside light still on. She remembers watching a Friday the 13th horror movie the night before—one of the items from her list—and being too scared to turn off her light. Her computer dings—it’s her first-ever IM from Sari, a friend that Rory knows through Annabelle. Sari saw Jake Harrison in person and nearly fainted. He reached out to catch her.

Rory’s mother comes in and tells her to get off the computer, because they need to talk about their plans for the day. She hands Rory her own house key and tells her that, if she thinks she is ready, she can stay home alone for the first time right now. Rory’s mother has to take Sawyer to a birthday party, and Rory’s father has to go into work. Rory is delighted, imagining eating her mother’s hidden chocolate, listening to loud music, and watching television.

As soon as she is alone, she hears a creaking noise and then a slam. Afraid, she calls her mother, who tells her that sometimes a breeze slams the bathroom door. A few minutes later, Rory hears the noise again. She calls back her mother, who asks if Rory needs her to come home.