Jem
I really don't know if I should do this...
No, I really should. Remember Jem, you're worthless, right? Useless. Nobody wants you.
They will only care after you're gone, check this.
Mom
Je-eeem! What are you doing?
Jem
Project!
Mom
Okay, after come eat apple pie!
Jem
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Mom... why is she being nice to me when...?
No, no, I can't cry right now. It's not the time to be emotional.
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Darn. I'm not tall enough to reach the hook. Ah, I'll take a chair.
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Be happy because it's summer again x
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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...