Male | Female | In Between
Main character | Secondary character
"Every action has a reaction."
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"Jeremy, are you mad at me?"
"No, why would I be?"
"Your tone is hostile. Is this because I made fun of your age? I'm-"
"Trudy, I'm so fed up of judgemental people who think they know everything. I'm so fed up of older people not taking me seriously because we have a time gap. When I start speaking my mind, they go 'What does he know about that? He's too young.' I can't deal with it anymore."
"Sometimes I feel so lonely,"
"What?"
"Sometimes I feel so lonely it suffocates me. I'm afraid of people. I'm scared that they will hurt me. So I push them away, thinking it is safer. But now, as I'm on my own, I hate being lonely. So hypocritical, I know."
"Hey, I'm here with you. You never pushed me away."
"Yeah. Because in my mind, you weren't real. You were just a voice. A chatting machine to ease my loneliness. And now, that I know you're real, and that I met you and your family, I'm terrified of the future."
"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere."
"Maybe you were right. Some things better stay mysterious."
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