Rachelle Hampton

Oh, I believe in you.

Not you singing happy birthday to yourself.

Not you singing happy birthday to yourself.

Never actually had a surprise party.

Never actually had a surprise party.

Aww, I both hope your mom is listening and I hope your mom isn't listening.

Aww, I both hope your mom is listening and I hope your mom isn't listening.

Thank you. That was beautiful gossip. I love self gossip. I love gossip that might spark some discourse in your own life.

Thank you. That was beautiful gossip. I love self gossip. I love gossip that might spark some discourse in your own life.

Keep us updated and I will let the listeners know how Nicole reacts to this. Thank you. In the meantime, I have a story for you.

Keep us updated and I will let the listeners know how Nicole reacts to this. Thank you. In the meantime, I have a story for you.

Okay, so today... Our friend of a friend is Gemma. Gemma is 18, and she has just moved out of her parents' house and into a shared apartment in a trendy neighborhood in an expensive East Coast city. We know some things about that.

Okay, so today... Our friend of a friend is Gemma. Gemma is 18, and she has just moved out of her parents' house and into a shared apartment in a trendy neighborhood in an expensive East Coast city. We know some things about that.

This isn't just Gemma's first time living on her own. Gemma grew up in a small town in the Midwest, so this is also Gemma's first time living in a big city. For 18, that's a lot. I know. Have you ever made a move like this where the stakes feel really, really high?

This isn't just Gemma's first time living on her own. Gemma grew up in a small town in the Midwest, so this is also Gemma's first time living in a big city. For 18, that's a lot. I know. Have you ever made a move like this where the stakes feel really, really high?

I mean, I like to think it was, but I understand. Thank you. Thank you. Jemma is lucky to have supportive parents who can send her $60 for groceries on occasion and keep her on their phone plan. Not a small thing. But they're not the kind of parents who are going to be paying her rent. Right, right, right. Luckily, Jemma has a job. She's waiting tables at a restaurant.

I mean, I like to think it was, but I understand. Thank you. Thank you. Jemma is lucky to have supportive parents who can send her $60 for groceries on occasion and keep her on their phone plan. Not a small thing. But they're not the kind of parents who are going to be paying her rent. Right, right, right. Luckily, Jemma has a job. She's waiting tables at a restaurant.

And even luckier, Jemma managed to find a housing deal through a friend from high school.

And even luckier, Jemma managed to find a housing deal through a friend from high school.

Well, Ruth is two years older than Gemma. She's kind of witchy. Like, she sold love spells in high school. And Gemma had heard about the spells working for at least two different people.