Memories In A Locket: Chapter 4

Maxwell awoke the next morning only to find that Sandy wasn't there, "Sandy?" He looked around and then heard someone crying. "Sandy, where're you?" The crying was definitely coming from Sandy, but he just didn't know where she was. He followed the sound and then looked up at her windowsill, where she sat crying. "Sandy, what's wrong?" He ran out of her cage and up to her windowsill.

"Heke?" Sandy's ears perked up for a second then she covered her face with her paws, and cried again. "Maxwell no! Just like…stay away from me!" She said, not turning around. "Don't come near me…"

'Was it something I said?' Maxwell thought, then he remembered something, "Oh Sandy, I'm sorry about what happened last night…I-I-I-"

"It's not that…" Sandy said, interrupting him. "It's not about last night at all…" She seemed to have stopped crying, but now she spoke so seriously.

"Uh…Sandy, what's wrong?" Maxwell asked, super concerned and worried. "You can tell me." He ran up to the windowsill and sat next to her, "Come on Sandy…tell me what's going on." He put his paw on her shoulder but she just moved away from him. "Sandy?"

She slowly turned her face towards him. Maxwell gasped, he would've screamed but he controlled himself from doing so. Her face was so pale, and her eyes had absolutely no life in them, they were blank and so white. Her middle stripe glowed, and even in daylight, the light in it was visible. "S-S-Sandy? W-W-What happened t-t-to you?"

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"What it was…I'll never know…your eyes were never lifeless, you've never been so pale, and your face always held a smile…" He put his paws behind his head and rested there. He stared up at the clouds, each one a different shape. "Something happened to you that changed you," He looked passed the clouds and looked at blue sky above. "If only the Lord spared your life."

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"Hey sis," Stan said merrily to his twin. They were both in the tunnels, on their way to the clubhouse.

"Oh, hey Stan," Sandy said back, smiling. "What's up bro?"

"Oh nothing really…I just like, need advice," He said, spinning a basketball on his finger.

"Advice? On what?" Sandy asked, knowing the answer.

"…basketball…" Stan said, mumbling a little. He wasn't too comfortable with the fact that he was asking his little sister for advice on something.

Sandy smiled, "Alright, come on, let's like, go outside." she took the ball from him and started to dribble it while running out of the tunnels. Stan followed.

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Maxwell flipped from one book to another. "Come on, come on. There's gotta be an answer somewhere around here." He sighed and closed his book. "Maybe I'm trying too hard. Hm…" He thought about what had happened earlier that morning…

~Flashback~

"Now come on S-S-Sandy, b-b-be reasonable…p-p-put that piece of glass d-d-down," Maxwell said, backing away from Sandy nervously. "You c-c-could hurt s-s-someone."

"So?" She said, her face and eyes still lifeless. Her voice was different too. She moved closer to Maxwell.

"Please Sandy! Don't' do this!" Maxwell pleaded. He stumbled and backed up against the wall.

Her eyes shot from lifelessly white to a blood red color. Maxwell was trembling all, tears ran down his cheek. Never had he, or possibly anyone, seen Sandy act this way before. She was always a kind and caring ham, and never had any intention on hurting anyone. What happened to her? She raised the glass up high. Maxwell trembled even more, and covered his head with his paws.

"No matter what Sandy…I'll always love you," He said to himself. A few seconds went by and nothing happened, he then heard the glass hit the ground, and then some crying. He looked up only to find Sandy sitting on the ground crying. The piece of glass was on the ground next to her. He crawled over to her and put his arm around her. She just pushed him away.

"Maxwell…what're you doing? Aren't you like…scared of me? Don't you hate me now?" She asked, still crying.

"Of course not Sandy, I could never hate you," He said softly to her.

She held on to Maxwell, and cried onto his shoulder, "I'm so sorry, I don't know what got into me."

"Sh, Sandy it's okay…just calm down, I'm not mad at you at all," He ran his paw through her soft fur. "Don't worry Sandy, I'll always be here for you," He kissed her forehead.

She sniffled and looked up at him, "Thank you…" and she smiled warmly at him.

~End Flashback~

"Hm…" He looked up at the clock in the bookstore, "Ah! I'm going to be late!" He put his books down grabbed his blue book, then ran out of his cage and headed to the clubhouse.

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"Look Stan, if you're like, not going to listen to me then you wont ever get this right," Sandy yelled at her brother.

"Well sorry if I like doing things my own way!" Stan yelled back, "Who asked you anyways?"

"Uh well I don't know…you did!" Sandy said annoyed and angry.

"What! No I didn't! I just asked you to come watch me play!" Stan said, obviously lying.

"What?! If I like, remember correctly, you asked me for advice!" Sandy said, correcting him.

"No I didn't!" Stan yelled back.

"You know what?! I'm going into the clubhouse, you're just like, wasting my time! Hmph!" With that, she stormed her way back inside.

"Man…she needs to totally adjust her attitude problem," Stan said to himself.

"I heard that!" Sandy yelled, and she threw the ball back to Stan, hitting his stomach.

"Ow! You little!!!! Gah!" Stan yelled. He plotted himself on the ground with his arms crossed, pouting.

Just then Cappy came by, "Hey Stan. What's up with your sis?"

"Nothing, she's just being annoying again. Come on, lets shoot some hoops," Stan said, dribbling the ball.

"Alright, one on one," Cappy said, as he chased Stan.

~End Chapter~