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The last bell of the day rang, and Jem grabbed her bag. She went to her locker to get some stuff headed out to her car. She planned on stopping at a store on the way home to get some stuff for the party. She did that, then arrived at home 20 minutes later. "You leaving, dad?" She asked, as she saw him carrying his bags out to his car. "Yeah, take car of the house. Pick up your sister from her friend's tomorrow sometime." He set a 20 dollar bill on the table as he got the last of his bags. "Get a pizza or something for yourself. I'll be home late Sunday night." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and drove away. She grabbed the stuff out of her own car and set it inside. The house was clean, as always, so she didn't have much to do until 7. She turned on the TV, got a pepsi, and sat on the couch.