Jem's Narrative-She Doesn 'T Cry'

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I felt winded, my body clashed against the the hard gravelly ground. Adrenalin corsed throughout my veins as jems leash was looped against my ankle I screamed as i tried to set myself free as the rope zipped as jem ran…
“Do you want to play on the swings”? I asked as I walked around jem beca my friend's dog and we smelled the cool crisp wind flowing around me.
“I don't care”, she said as she unhooked Jems long leash from a old oak tree,a bubbly feeling from the pit of my stomach as we started to run down the hill with jem close behind and her gold fur waving in the wind.
When we got to the swings, as we were swinging Jem started barking at us!
“What”? I said as I jumped off the swing and landed on the hard ground,i laughed and started to pet Jem . Jem ran across the yard and picked up a frisbee and ran back like a eagle trying to catch its prey.
“I think she wants you to throw it’’, Beca said with excitement as she jumped of the swings and ran towards me. I grabbed the frisbee from jems slobbery mouth and throw it as far as i could. Jem zoomed like a cheetah as she ran and skipped past the frisbee and picked it up.
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“Jem why did you go in the puddle”! I exclaimed as i tried to get the frisbee from her but she bolted for the deck i chased her.”wham”! Pain and confusion filled my lungs like puke rising up inside of me the quick memory of when jem got my fingers stuck in her collar flashed in my head,I fell on the hard ground as i looked my leg was caught in gems leash. I went to untangle it then... zoom the leash was burning my skin off i screamed as beca desperately tried to grab the leash to stop it! Fear swept over me like a blanket was covering me i tried to grab the

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