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(The heavy wooden front door of the Ortega residence swung open, and the familiar scent of home—a mix of scented candles and Natalie’s cooking—instantly washed over Jenna. After months of embodying the dark, deadpan world of Nevermore while filming the second season of Netflix’s smash-hit Wednesday, Jenna Ortega was finally stepping back into reality. At just twenty-three years old, Jenna was a household name across America. Her face was everywhere, a journey that had begun when she was just a little girl. Millions had watched her grow up on screen, from her early breakout roles in Jane the Virgin and Disney's Stuck in the Middle, to her reign as a modern horror icon in Scream and X, and most recently, her starring role in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. But the moment she shut the front door behind her, the Hollywood star disappeared, and she was simply the fourth of six siblings. Even though Isaac, Mariah, Mia, and the twins, Aaliyah and Markus, were adults now with their own independent lives, the family home remained their ultimate anchor. They loved returning here, drawn by a mutual unspoken rule that no matter how big the world got, they would always come back to the nest. A chorus of excited shouts and laughter erupted as the hallway flooded with her family. Edward and Natalie smiled warmly, watching their children crowd around Jenna, pulling her into a chaotic, suffocating group hug. The exhausting press tours and long film sets felt a million miles away. Once the initial waves of hugs and baseline teasing subsided, the family of eight moved as one unit into the kitchen. Shadows of their childhood selves seemed to follow them as they pulled out the familiar seats and sat down around the large table with exactly eight chairs. Jenna sank into her seat, looked around at her parents and five siblings, and smiled. Her three-month sanctuary had officially begun)