DUN DUN DUN
It had been a long, busy day. I had worked a lot, Stan had given me a small bonus (10 bucks) because a tour bus pulled in earlier and it ws my first tour. Even though my hands were ready to fall off because I had cash register duty, and I had to ring up a lot of stuff and I had no idea of the prices, so I had to use the price guide a lot (why did Stan print it with such small font? He must have be trying to save money on ink and paper...) Anyways, I'm exhausted.
I calmly unbraid my brown locks. I usually tie them back to cook, but Mabel had this idea to braid my hair so that I was even less reconizable.
Unpinning my new name tag with the name Elicia in big letters, (unfortunately, on the back, was Pacifica in giant bold letters, but Mabel scratched it out, so hopefully no one can see it.) I wince as I stab myself with the pin and drop the nametag. Ow. As I lean over to pick it up, I see the book I was reading earlier to kill time before the tour. It was some random romance novel that belonged to Mabel. I picked the book up and set it on the counter.
Stan started counting my earnings for the day, so I stepped away from the cash register to help Dipper clean up all the merchandise that fell. Geez, $24 for a Stan bobble head? That guy was ripping people off! As I hum under my breath while Dipper shows me how to use a broom, I hear Soos yell,
"DUDES!"
Dipper yells back.
"WHAT?"
Soos runs into the gift shop frantically.
"I saw a limo pull outside. It might be Paci- I mean Elicia's parents!"
My heart starts to race. My hands start to sweat. The llama necklace is choking me. My breathing flurries into a storm. I think I almost faint but Dipper gets my attention again.
"Pacifica, get to the roof!"
My feet and hands fumbling for the rungs of the ladder, I climb. While it wasn't my strong suit, I manage to make it to Wendy's "secret" break spot. I see my parent's limo pull up next to the entrance of the gift shop as I peer over the edge of the roof. Now, to wait...
Mabel's POV
I ran into the gift shop. I heard Soos yell that 'Cifica's parents had arrived. I arrive to the gift shop entrance where her parents are strutting in. Her father is wearing an elegant suit like always, and her mom is wearing some weird dress-thingy. I dunno what it is. They glare at me, then walk inside the Shack. I walk inside.
Pacifica's father scoffs at the Shack.
"What an awful hovel you call a business!"
Stan glares at them and even Wendy looks up from her magazine to raise her eyebrow at . Dipper groans.
"Okay, Mr. Northwest, do you need something?"
He glared at Dipper. Mrs. Northwest rolled her eyes, scoffed, then asked,
"Even though Pacifica knows better than to deal with the common-folk like you, have you seen her? We are offering a reward of $10,000 to the people that find her."
I look at Stan to see if he gets all greedy. But, he doesn't.
Not after hearing about 'Cifica's nightmare.
"No you twits. Does it seem like she'd actually come here to, " He puts up air quotes. "An awful hovel that I call a buisiness?"
The two scoff and walk away. Just then, Mrs. Northwest sees 'Cifica's nametag. (She never picked it up. She picked up the book but not the tag.)
"What's this? Who is Elicia and why is the back scirbbled out?"
I come up with a quick lie on the spot.
"Elicia is my, er, Dipper's and my cousin. The back is scribbled out because..uh..."
Dipper finished my sentence.
"Mabel made the nametag and accidentally misspelled the name to E-L-I-S-I-A."
I nod quickly. Mr. Northwest glares at us one final time, then he and his wife leave without a good-bye. A minute or two after they leave, I call Pacifica down. She climbs down, her footing unsteady and nervous, like she just ate a ton of Smile Dip and then got over the hallucinations (Like I did...)
I pat her back.
"You okay 'Cifica?"
She shakes her head and falls to her knees. Dipper and I kneel next to her. Dipper pats her back and Pacifica sniffs. I think she's crying.
"I was afraid that they would see through the lies..."
"But they didn't..." whispers Dipper to her.
She closes her eyes and lets the tears fall. Dipper envelopes her in a hug, then I join. I feel Stan, Soos, and even Wendy gather in a group hug around Pacifica.
"I couldn't wish for better friends and fake family than you guys..."
I correct her.
"Not fake family. Real family."
I know Mabel might be a little OOC, but this was a sad situation. So, she let her kind side take over. How'd I do?
Quick Question: The next GF episode is coming in summer! Can you wait that long? (I can't!) -Skye
