Chapter Two: Pearl and Sandy

Sandy sighed again. She couldn't remember why she had moved to the bottom of the ocean. She was so happy in texas, All of her friends, her family, She lost her life when she moved into Banana Hammock Bottom. "What's the point?" Sandy sighed again, and rolled over in bed to look at the time. It was already past noon. Sandy had been sleeping later and later recently, going to bed earlier. She didn't have anything to do anymore in Banana Hammock Bottom. "Why bother anymore? Theres nothing here for me anymore." She said feeling more depressed.

Sandy was awaken to the sound of the door bell. She rarely received visitors anymore, She sprang out of bed excited for the first time in months. "Maybe SpongeBob and Patrick are here!" Sandy hadn't come out in months, ever since what happened. Sandy walked down the stairs over to the door in her tree. She ran outside to the metal door at the edge of her air dome. Sandy pressed the button on her communication system with someone outside the door. "Hello?" Sandy asked quietly to the stranger. "Hey Sandy, It's Pearl. Wondering if you wanted to go to the mall with me?" Pearl said not beating around the bush. "Um, I'm not sure." Sandy said. "Oh come on Sandy, It'll be fun!" shouted Pearl through the speaker. "Alright, I guess so." said Sandy still slightly annoyed at the offer. "GREAT!" Screamed Pearl again through the speaker. "I'll be right out." said Sandy. Sandy walked over to her the wooden chair where her air suit was. She slipped her body into the white suit. Sandy walked over to the metal door on the edge of her property and opened it. The compartment slowly filled with water, When the pressure finally equalized, Sandy opened the outside door and emerged into Banana Hammock Bottom once again. "Hey!" Pearl said as she smiled widely and sensually at Sandy. "Hi" Sandy said quietly slightly embarrassed.

"Ready?" Pearl asked, "Yeah, but where?" Sandy countered. "Oh, you'll see!" Pearl said with a sinister look on her face. Sandy didn't like that look on anyone. "Come on." Pearl grabbed Sandy's arm and dragged her out of the door way. Pearl was moving so fast Sandy could barley keep up. Pearl and Sandy eventually came to a bus stop. "I don't know about this." Sandy said sounding anxious. Sandy hadn't come out of her house, gone on a bus or talked to anyone in months. The bus showed up soon after they arrived at the sign. Sandy was prepared for the whispers. Sandy and Pearl stepped onto the bus, Sandy's muscles were tensing up. "Are you alright?" Pearl asked, concerned about Sandy. "Me? Fine, of course." It hurt Sandy to lie to Pearl, Pearl was being nice to her. Pearl and Sandy took a seat next to each other in the back of the bus. "Maybe, too nice?" Sandy thought but quickly erased that thought. "Come on, Pearl is being nice to me, come on you fucked up brain, work right!" Sandy screamed quietly through her clenched teeth. "Are you going to tell me where we are going?" Sandy asked again, perhaps this time she could get an answer out of Pearl. "Like I said, It's a surprise." Pearl said again and smiled. Sandy felt an odd feeling in her chest, she liked the feeling, but soon realized what it was and pushed it away.

There was an odd feeling all day at the mall with Pearl. Sandy kept trying to make excuses not to do something with Pearl, but Pearl always destroyed them. "Where do you wanna go next?" asked Pearl. "I don't know, wherever." said Sandy almost silently. "Oh come on you twat, Do something exciting!" Pearl said as she carried on their conversation.

Sandy felt sick to her stomach the entire day. Sandy hated to be out in public. She absolutely dreaded the idea. Fuck, why did I agree to this? Sandy thought. "I'm sorry, I'm not really feeling well." said Sandy. "Oh" Pearl followed sounding very sad. "Sorry" said Sandy, "It's cool, no worries." Sandy knew Pearl was lying. Why am I doing this to Pearl? She is being so nice to me and she is really pretty and really. "Wanna hang out sometime again?" Pearl interrupted Sandy's thoughts hoping for some redemption from Sandy. "I don't know, maybe." Sandy said as she opened the metal door to her glass dome. "I'm such a fucking idiot" Sandy mumbled to herself.

The sun started to set on Banana Hammock Bottom. Sandy always loved looking at the sunset. It made her feel good inside like she was, for a moment, a better person. Not tonight, No tonight she felt like complete shit. Sandy had been cursing herself more than usual that afternoon for being a such a tosser to Pearl. "Why am I such an idiot?" Sandy asked again to herself. "What the fuck is wrong with me? Why I can't I be open to someone about what really happened. If anyone will understand, it will be Pearl. She was being so nice to me, No has been for months." It seems that Sandy was building up the confidence to fix things with Pear. Sandy immediately picked up her air suit quickly threw it on her body. She ran over to the metal door opened it. The compartment slowly filled with water, When the pressure finally equalized, Sandy opened the outside door and emerged herself into the waters of Banana Hammock Bottom once again. Sandy commenced to run through the ocean floors towards Pearl's apartment. I'm sorry Pearl, I'm sorry for being such a fucking twat! I'm coming, don't worry Pearl. Sandy kept repeating this throughout the crevasses of her mind. Sandy smiled when she saw the building. She busted through the doors like a mad man. "Shit" Sandy cursed herself for not knowing which number flat. "Can I help you?" The man behind the desk asked to Sandy. "Um, Yeah, Uh. Where does Pearl Krabs live?" asked Sandy as she scrambled to find the words. "Eighth floor, 18H" The man said sounding very bored with Sandy. "Cheers" Sandy yelled as she was sprinting up the stairs.

Knock! Knock! "PEARL?!" Sandy yelled, "I know you don't wanna see me, but I wanna see you." Sandy jumped back from the light blue door slightly when she heard the locks being fondled. Sandy smiled for a second. "Oh, Hi Sandy" Pearl said when she opened the door. "Pearl, I'm really sorry, really really sorry! can you please forgive me. I never should of left you. I was just too afraid to go out in public since what happened." Sandy said quickly not even needing any air. "Really?" Pearl asked sounding surprised at Sandy. "Yes! You are so amazing Pearl, I was such a fucking idiot to leave. Ever since what I happened I haven't done anything. I haven't come out of the house, cleaned it, done the dishes. I have barley eaten anything. But when you came this morning, it was like you were coming to rescue me from myself, my stupid idiot self." Pearl smiled as Sandy talked. "You see, you are so great, and I am such a twat. Please can you ever forgive me stupid mistake?" Sandy asked, Pearl shook her head in acceptance. Pearl and Sandy embraced in a long hug.