[Gemma driving to a hospital; when she's there she's watching horribly injured Cady and Sophie being taken care by doctors and nurses; time skip, a clerk gives Gemma a document to sign]
A clerk: So this is to grant you temporary protective custody. Just sign your name and date it at the bottom.
[Gemma signes a document and gives it back to a clerk]
A clerk: Thank you. Now, I don't know if your sister had a family lawyer already, but if not, it would be something to consider moving forward.
[time skip, Gemma driving looking at the sad girls sitting back, when they're at Gemma's house, Gemma packing the things off, suddenly a dog jumps in front of Sophie and Cady]
Gemma: Hey! Hey! Hey! Celia!
[dog runs away, Celia appears on her side of a yard]
Gemma: Can you please keep your dog on your side of the fence?
Celia: I just spent 80 bucks on a shock collar.
Gemma: Maybe try crancking it up a notch.
Celia: Ah. Who these little ladies?
Gemma: That is my nieces, Cady and Sophie.
Celia: They staying for the weekend?
Gemma: Um, you know what? It's been a really long drive, and, um, I would just really appreciate it if you did not have your dog running onto my yard all the time. And also, don't spray your chemicals onto my driveway, please.
Celia: Ah, shit. I'm sorry. You want to borrow this once I'm done?
Gemma: No, I don't want to borrow it. I don't want to spend my afternoon getting your sediment off my driveway. Just hang a tarp or something.
Celia: Okay.
[Sophie and Cady coming out of the car, they and Gemma enter the house]
Elsie: Welcome home, Gemma. You have six unanswered messeges and five Tinder notifications.
Gemma: Elsie, turn off.
[Elsie turns off, Gemma closing the door]
Gemma: Sorry about that. Okay. I'm gonna put these bugs away. And, um, just... make yourselves at home, okay?
[Cady and Sophie walking and looking all around the house, suddenly they notice Gemma's collection of toys]
Cady: Look.
[Sophie smiling misty]
Sophie: Oh. They're similar to ours.
[the girls come to the desk and Cady taking one of toys]
Cady: Where do you think Aunt Gemma got that cool toys?
[Gemma coming into the room]
Gemma: Oh, those aren't toys, girls. I mean, yeah, technically, yeah, they're toys. They're just, um, collectibles, so you don't actually play with them. That probably sounds really weird.
[Gemma puts the toy back on the desk]
Gemma: I'm trying to think if I have anything... oh. What happened to the Perrpetual Pet I got you for your birthday, Cady?
[Cady and Sophie grow sad]
Cady: It's okay. We were just looking.
[Cady going to their room, Sophie looking at Gemma]
Gemma: If I did or said something that made you or Cady sad, just tell me. I don't want to make you feel bad.
Sophie: Cady's right. It's nothing.
[Sophie crying silently]
Gemma: Hey. What happened?
Sophie: Mom... she was your sister, right?
Gemma: Yeah.
Sophie: Did you love her? Did she love you? When we were all driving to a ski trip, Mom said about you as if you were someone completely stranger to her.
Gemma: Oh. We were't... that close as we wished, but... we didn't hate or... dislike each other.
Sophie: But you had no bond. Why... [crying] why did you take us? Did Mom ask you to do it... or anything, because... I don't feel that...
Gemma: No. Sophie, no. We don't know each other well enough te treat each other as a family, but... I promise to change that. Do I miss Nicole? Of course I do. Not as you both do, but... we are in this together, right?
[Sophie nodding]
Sophie: Yeah.
[Sophie and Gemma smiling]
Gemma: If you want, join Cady. I'll check on you both later.
Sophie: Allright.
[Sophie going to her and her sister's room, Gemma sighing, but also smiling]
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M3GAN: Sophie James [1]
FanfictionThis is the first part of "Sophie James" dilogy. Hope you enjoy it, guys! Sophie James is a 10-year old girl living in Seattle. She's the daughter of Nicole James and Ryan James and the elder sister of Cady James. When Cady and Sophie's parents die...