Chapter 2: Love Letters
"You sure this will work?" Labelle commented as she peered over Mabel's shoulder who was aggressively writing across the paper.
"It should!" Mabel quickly answered as she stopped writing and began proofreading.
"Your handwriting looks really girly. Sable is going to know it's you writing these letters," Labelle critiqued.
Mabel placed down the letter with frustration, "Well what should we do then?!" Mabel asked feeling annoyed.
"Going to sleep?"
Mabel and Labelle turned their heads over to the right and saw Sable, standing there at the doorway, looking a little tired. Mabel moved her arm a little to hide the fact that she was writing.
"We're just making up a game!" Mabel laughed pretending that was all they were doing.
"Of course! You know Mabel's antics at this time of night," Labelle giggled in return.
Sable blinked, "You two can continue your fun, but can you keep it down? I'm trying to rest up for tomorrow," Sable replied yawning a little as she walked back up the steps slowly.
"Sorry!" Mabel apologized as she watched Sable go up the steps.
Mabel and Labelle waited until they heard Sable's door close upstairs. Once they heard the click of the door lock, they proceeded on with their writing. After an hour of proofreading and making sure both letters were perfect, Mabel began to decorate two envelopes, one addressed to Tom Nook and the other addressed to Sable. She generously placed hearts all over the envelopes and stickers of stars. Labelle helped in sealing the letters perfectly inside.
"Finished!" Mabel cheered excitedly as she held the two letters in her paws.
"Are we mailing them?" Labelle asked.
"Nope, Pelly wouldn't allow it. She prefers addresses on the mail, not anonymous senders," Mabel explained.
"We could drop it off at the doorstep of the shops. Sable is opening in the morning," Labelle suggested.
"Great idea!" Mabel smiled.
The sisters walked out of their house quietly and crossed the train station tracks over to the back part of the town where the line of shops sat. Labelle placed the letter at the doorstep of Tom Nook's shop, while Mabel placed the letter at the doorstep of their shop. Quickly, they ran back to their house.
Sable had not awakened when they arrived home. Both Mable and Labelle without any other conversation retired to their rooms for the night. When morning came, Mabel and Labelle walked together to their shop talking excitedly of what Sable's first reaction would be. As Mabel opened the door, she looked over to Sable. Sable looked up and greeted her sisters as usual, "Hello Mabel and Labelle!"
Both Mabel and Labelle noticed Sable's usual reaction. They looked at each other feeling a little confused. Was there an error in the letter? Sable continued her sewing.
"Ah hey Sable, was there any leftover mail at the door this morning?" Mabel asked curiously as she placed her bag down on one of the smaller tables.
"Well there was one, but it was soggy from the rain and very unreadable when I opened it," Sable mentioned as she continued sewing not looking up at her sister.
Mabel and Labelle's face dropped in shock. They didn't consider the rain.
"Well that explains the dark clouds in the sky from last night," Labelle whispered to Mabel with a sigh.
"Was the letter important? Pete should have placed it in our own mailbox at home instead of leaving it at our shop," Sable asked feeling disappointed in Pete's poor service.
Mabel sighed and shook her head in return when Sable looked over at her. She then buried her face into one of the mannequins.
"Oh well," she said feeling a little frustrated.
~to be continued