My twin betrayed me.

It doesn't matter that it all worked out for the best.

My twin betrayed me.

In doesn't matter I now know who the author is.

My twin betrayed me.

It doesn't matter that 'Grunkle Stan' was telling the truth.

My twin betrayed me.

And as I see his six fingered brother slowly walk towards us, the No 1 journal in his side pocket, you'd think I'd have all kinds of questions for him. About where the portal leads, About why he's been away for so long, About all the mysteries of Gravity Falls.

You'd think that.

But I don't.

The only words echoing in my head right now are:

My twin betrayed me.

Everywhere around me is destruction and chaos. The Mystery Shack is a wreck. I can hear distant sirens going off in the town. Soos, Stan(?) and... Mabel... Are lying on the floor, bruised and battered. Some of us may be injured.

But the only thing I'm focused on is:

My twin betrayed me.

We've always done everything together. We might have polar opposite personalities, we might have completely different interests, but one thing has remained true throughout all our lives.

Our bond.

We've ALWAYS had each others backs.

I've ALWAYS been able to count on her.

She's NEVER let me down

Until now.

'TRUST NO ONE' the book screamed.

At the time... I thought it was just a groundless warning.

Now, I'm not so sure.

I glance down at the ground as the alleged Stan's brother stops in front of us, no doubt about to regale our party with some earth-shattering secrets.

At this moment in time I couldn't care less.

My twin...

STOP SAYING IT! YOU'RE ONLY MAKING IT WORSE!

But then I see it. Lying there, flat on the floor. It's a picture of me and her. She's pulling a funny face in her carefree way, and I'm doing the horn sign behind her. I remember when that photo was taken. We were happy. Carefree. Nothing else mattered, but us.

Now... everything has changed.

It lies shattered on the floor. A metaphor for something else.

My twin betrayed me.

TWIN

Betrayed

ME.

These thoughts weren't going away

They were here to stay.

Nothing could be the same again.