Gem is a young woman in her early 20s. In the opening of the scene, she is frantically preparing lunch for her niece Opal. In this moment we don't realize exactly who Opal is or what her story is, but we know that she is very important to her. Gem spent all of her childhood as a gymnast. She was a member of the most elite gymnastics training facility in the city, one of those places that mothers would kill to get their daughters into. She practiced day and night, and her goal was to get a scholarship to college in gymnastics. Unfortunately, all of that changed when her sister Jules who always supported her from the sidelines came to visit her at the gym. After staying on the mat longer than anticipated Gem goes to look for her sister and finds her in the team trainer's office.
This is a story of accepting the things that you believe you see even if they make you do a double take. It is also a story of finding the courage to stand up with the people that you love no matter how difficult it is while not realizing that all of our decisions come with repercussions. A predator goes to trial for the things that he did to so many girls, as Jules testifies and carries a baby that she cannot find the words to speak about. Gem must support her sister in telling the most difficult story of her life and soon finds her new home in raising her niece Opal in such a way that her sister would be proud.