"C'mon, bro-bro, let's go home...", Mabel said.
"Seriously, I need a hospital..." Dipper replied weakly.
The two twins got into Stan's car, Mabel assisting her sore brother, and they began to head back to the Mystery Shack. Everyone was chattering about the show and praising Mabel for it, except for Dipper.
Mabel picked up on this and looked over at her brother, who was rubbing his arm with his fingers, almost tracing it. He wore a depressing expression that made Mabel feel bad, too. Well, worse than she already felt.
"What's wrong?" Mabel asked with concern in her voice.
Dipper remained quiet, but then he showed Mabel the arm he had been finger tracing. It had holes in it... small, but relatively deep.
"What happened?" Mabel asked although she already kind of knew the answer.
"Bill..." Dipper replied quietly, but you could still hear the tension in his voice.
Mabel was about to say something to comfort her twin, but then they arrived at The Shack, and everyone began to file out of the car.
"We're here, Dipper!" Mabel cheerily said to her brother who wasn't moving. "Dipper...".
Her brother looked like he was in a daze, but Mabel could understand why. It must be hard for someone to have a demon possess their body as you watch them torture it... she guessed. Still, Mabel didn't really know how to handle a situation like this, and she felt guilty for it.
Dipper suddenly snapped his head up, a random alertness springing him back into reality. "Okay, let's go inside" he replied to Mabel's question from earlier.
Mabel comfortingly smiled as they walked inside The Shack. Wendy and Soos had gone home, and Grunkle Stan was watching Baby Fights.
Neither of the twins really wanted to interact with Stan right now, so they went up to their room. Mabel sat perched on her bed, observing Dipper.
Dipper attempted to pick up his beloved journal, but then yelped in pain and dropped it.
"Dipper!"
"I-I'm alright, my hand just hurts... a lot..., Dipper said, saying the last part under his breath.
"Do you wanna talk about it..." Mabel prodded.
"No, I- I jus need to-to..." Dipper trailed off as he slipped into the bed covers.
Mabel smiled as she watched her brother finally get some sleep. She brushed her teeth and changed into some pjs, and decided to catch a few z's herself.