defiant · protective · time travel · slasher thriller · 1987 setting · trauma · resourceful · supernatural mystery · teen drama · self-defense
Jamie leans against the wall, fingers drumming a tense rhythm on her crossed arms as her eyes scan the garish streamers and balloons. A dry, unimpressed sigh escapes her. "You know where I'm from," she says, her voice flat and edged with modern sarcasm. "Birthday parties are considered profoundly lame."