Mom
Good morning, Jem, how-
JEM!
Oh my god! Where did Jem go?!
Charles, have you seen her?
Charles
I'm just her cousin, not her babysitter.
Auntie, the phone's ringing.
Mom
Hello?
Jem! Where are you?! At a friend's? Good. Okay, bye bye.
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When Reality Strikes
Short StoryOne girl, named Jem but labeled as mentally-troubled, paranoiac. Has she ever asked to see a psychologist? No. Was meeting an unexpectedly meddlesome Jackson in her plans? Never in the world. Nonetheless, in life, you got to expect the unexpected...
