Answer:
After they had left, I went home.
Explanation:
It just sound the best and makes the most sense.
Answer:
She explains to him that he has an upper hand in the situation (knowing that Jack was saying bad things about him). She then tells him that if he refuses to go back to school on his own, she'll tell their parents who will tell the school principle and that everyone will start treating him like a freak that needs to go to a special needs school. That is ultimately what makes up his mind to go back.
Rising action is when an event starts the plot moving foward.
