Joan Grey

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“Under the Back Porch” by Joan Grey

Submitted to Contest #41

“I’m not going,” Jessie shouted. Her voice echoed down to where I stood, keys in hand, at the front door. “You can’t make me.”I sighed and rubbed my forehead. “Dammit, Jess,” I muttered. “You have to go to school.” After a long moment, I tried again. “Jessie, it’s the first day of school and you’re fifteen. You have to go to school.”Jessie appeared at the top of the stairs, backpack dangling from one shoulder. Her sullen expression barely masked the look of fear on her face. “I hate it here. I hate this town, I hate that school, I hate...

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