Hello again. I am back to tell of Avy's journey. And here it is.
I awoke too someone shaking me. I was not fully awake so I thought I had only dreamt of being saved by the nice boy Dipper. I began too pant and shake, but I felt myself being drawn into a hug. I looked up and saw Dipper looking at me.
"It's alright," he said, "it's just me." He finished smiling. I smiled back.
"You know, you look better with a smile on your face." I giggled. His eyes widened in mock surprise.
"A giggle too? I'm better than I thought." Just as he said that his stomach growled. He looked down at his stomach, then back at me. "Time to eat."
He climbed out of the bed, then lifted me out. Dipper helped me pick out the type of skirt I could steal.. I mean "borrow" from his sister.
"What's her name?" I asked.
"My sister?" I nodded. "Mabel," he responded opening the door. I nodded again. "Nice name."
"She's a nice person, as long as you don't get her mad," he said. I grabbed his hand. I still didn't feel safe away from him.
He led me to the dining room. He set me down in a table and went into the kitchen.
"Lucky no one was home last night, or this morning," I heard him say.
"Why?" I asked.
"How was I supposed to explain me coming home carrying a little girl in torn up clothes and covered In dirt?" He asked, walking in carrying two bowls and spoons. He went back into the kitchen. I sat there silently. It was lucky no one was home, else I may have had to go back, I shuddered, there. It did explain when I wailed in the tub last night why no one came to see what happened, and why we walked through the house with me in nothing but a towel.
He came back with a bag and a carton of milk.
"You probably never had cereal before, have you?" He asked setting the items by the bowls. I shook my head.
"I only ate the monsters scraps," I told him. He came over and hugged me. I still remember feeling safe in his arms.
He pulled away and poured me a bowl. I stared at it. The bag said "Frosted Flakes" on it. I picked up the spoon, shooting a look at Dipper. He was staring at me waiting for my reaction to eating cereal for the first time.
I dipped the spoon into the milk and picked up a few flakes. I slowly brought the spoon to my mouth. I put the spoon in my mouth.
My eyes shot open, my body became rigged, and I was paralyzed for a few seconds, not out of fear but pleasure.
The feeling of something sweet on my tongue was something completely new too me. I shot a wide eyed glance at Dipper. He was smiling, then motioned for me to continue.
The next few minutes were a blur. Just scoop bite, scoop bite, repeat, until it was empty then I would slide the bowl towards Dipper to refill. I went through five bowls before I was completely full. I sighed, being full for the first time in my life.
"Did you taste any of it?" He asked, amused at my sugar craze. He was gathering the bowls to go wash. I reached over and grabbed the milk and cereal.
"No, let me," Dipper said. He but the bowls and spoons in one hand, and grabbed the milk and cereal with the other. I was shocked once again by his generosity. I sat there and daydreamed about other times I would feel this way. I heard the front door slam.
"...I just think that you would be better off with Di-" a girl walked in and stopped abruptly when she saw me.
This must be Mabel, I thought. She looked like him, same height and everything. She was flanked by two girls, one that was heavy set, and another that looked like a brain, and she was followed by a pig. I was going to get up and introduce my self when she raised her hand to point at me.
"Thief!" She shouted than charged. I froze, because I was not seeing a girl anymore; I saw the monster roaring at me. I shrieked and covered my face. I watched what happened next through my arms.
Dipper came sprinting through the door leading to the kitchen, assessed the situation, then rammed his shoulder into his sisters ribs, knocking the wind out of her and throwing her too the ground. He then swiveled on his heels, leapt the last five feet between us and scooped me up into his arms, cradling me as I shook in fear, tears streaking down my face.
"It's okay, it's okay," he repeated as he rocked me back and forth trying to calm me down.
"Dipper what the heck!?" Mabel said as her friends helped her up. She marched over her anger obvious. I had another image of the monster and started to cry harder.
"Mabel stop," Dipper commanded his sister, never taking his eyes off me. He placed a hand on my cheek, which calmed me down some.
"Who is she? Why is she wearing my clothes? Where did she come from?" She questioned. She had gotten even angrier and this made me sink deeper into Dippers embrace. He finally looked up with annoyance and anger dancing in his expression.
"Calm down and I'll tell you," he said. Mabel took a deep breath and most of her anger subsided. He waited for my sobs to turn to sniffles. Mabel finally noticed I was crying. Her anger vanished replaced by sympathy and regret.
She walked forward. I squeezed myself as close too Dipper as I could. He was staring at Mabel watching for anything that may set me off again. She knelt beside me.
"Did I scare you?"
"*sniff* ahu" I said afraid she would get mad again. She looked down in shame.
"I'm sorry, I just thought you where taking my stuff" she said looking back up at me.
"It is very nice," I said snuggling the sweater I was still wearing. "I see why you want to keep it." She smiled.
"I make these sweaters myself." She said motioning to the one she was wearing. It was pink with a shooting star followed by a rainbow on the chest.
I stared at her. She made these things? They were so comfortable, and warm.
"Can-can you teach me?" I asked timidly, looking at her.
"Sure," she replied smiling," it'll be better if you don't have to steal clothes from me for reasons I don't understand." I looked at Dipper. "We should show them," I said. He nodded. Mabel stood and noticed my hair.
"Whoa,"she said in wonder, running a hand through my hair, "is that real?"
I nodded. I reached up and grasped her hand, then placed it on my other cheek.I felt safe as they were both next to me. Even safer than when I was alone with Dipper. Mabel shot Dipper a glance. He shook his head.
"It comforts her," he said.
I let their hands drop. I looked over at the two girls that had come with Mabel, who were looking a bit uncomfortable.
"What are your names?" I asked them. They looked a little stunned about my sudden interest in them.
"My names Candy," said the smaller of the two. "I've heard of candy, but never had any." I told them. She looked at me stunned. "You've never had candy? Your parents must have been awful." Dipper cleared his throat, and gave candy a quick look. I could tell it meant "Sensitive subject".
"My names Grenda," said the big one. As she spoke a lizard crawled onto her shoulder. I stared in wonder. I shook a bit, to signal to Dipper he could put me down. He did. I walked over, and pet the lizard. He scampered onto my hand and up to my neck.
"Stop hehe that, eee tickles!" I giggled as he crawled all over my body under the sweater I was wearing. He climbed down my leg and walked back to Grenda. She scooped the creature up, and placed him back on her shoulder.
I felt a tap on my side, and when I looked over I saw the pig that had followed the girls inside.
"And what's your name cutey?" I questioned the pig. It oinked at me.
"His names Waddles," Mabel said walking up, "I won him in a fair."I stared at her blankly.
"It's a place where there are rides and games you can play," said Dipper.
I thought, and smiled at my daydream of a fair. Then I frowned, and felt tears in my eyes.
"And the monster made me miss all of it. He said that all there was to life was what I lived through. At least he meant that was my life." I looked at the ground, tears almost bursting through. And then a different thought hit me.
"But now I have you guys. You can teach me everything I need to know, everything the monster didn't. And maybe I can finally know what it feels like to be loved," I said hope filling me like a cup. Dipper smiled and nodded, bit the others where confused.
"Who's the monster?" Mabel asked. Dipper walked over and took my hand.
"We'll show you," he said as he lead our little group to the bathroom where I had taken my first bath. My clothes were still on the floor. Dipper held up my pants first. They where an old pair of jeans, full of holes, and covered in blood, dirt, sweat, urine, and feces.
I can't believe I wore those, I thought to myself. Next he picked up my shirt.
It had fared better then the pants, but still looked terrible. There was something written on it, but I couldn't read it anymore. Dipper shook it, causing something shiny to fall out. It was my necklace.
He put the shirt down and picked up the jewelry. It was two angels, held on a golden chain. It was in much better condition than me.
"Where did you get this?" Dipper asked, handing me the necklace.
"The monster once threw a wooden box at me. It wasn't full it just had this in it. He yelled at me when I put it on. Every time I saw it, he would kick me and throw it away. I dug it out." I explained, lacing the necklace on my neck.
Dipper nodded, but the others were stunned. Then Mabel became enraged.
"Some jerk would beat you up every time you put on a necklace?!" She roared. "Don't worry Avy I'll make them pay, what kind are we talking, troll, fairy, giant, ghoul."
"Human," I told her. This enraged her more.
"A person did that to you, when I get my hands on that jerk," she trailed off, muttering herself all the ways to get revenge. I shook my head.
"Not just any person. He was my father." I said
Everyone was stunned. Even Dipper hesitated for a second before nodding. He knew, I had already told him that. Mabel had stopped pacing and was looking at me. She walked up to me and got eye level with me.
"I'm so sorry he treated you that way, I wish I knew so could have stopped him," she said forlornly.
"I don't."
She stared at me. "Wh-what?"
"If you had stopped him then i never would have met you guys and be so happy right now." I said looking her dead in the eye smiling. She smiled back. When I looked at the others they were smiling too.
Dipper crouched down next to his sister so I could see him too.
"Looks like your happiness is contagious Avy." He said a big grin on his face.
I ask again. How did this chapter make you feel? And if you want to hear more, just ask.