Hello friends! Back with the next chapter of Part of My Mind!
Enjoy!
Dipper Pines had always considered Mabel his best friend. When it seemed like no one else was there for him, his sister was the one constant, not just a sibling, but a companion and defender.
As the twins got older, they began to make their own friends, but Dipper had never thought of anyone as highly as he did Mabel. No one could ever take her place.
Dipper too had a place in his mind for his twin. He didn't think it was as prevalent in him as it was for Mabel, but she always said he just had too many other things on his mind. Maybe she was right, but Dipper still owed many restless-turned-peaceful nights to the comfort his sister's presence provided.
That's why he wasn't worried about leaving her home alone for an afternoon. If either of them needed it, they could just use their little connection to make sure the other was okay. Sure, Mabel had still been apprehensive, but he'd assured her it'd be fine.
How he wished he'd listened a little more to her worries now.
Dipper searched frantically for some place to get cover from the storm. The thirteen year old scanned the trees, holding his vest above his head as a makeshift umbrella.
He mentally scolded himself for staying out so long, especially after noticing the gathering clouds. But he'd been so ecstatic to finally be able to put his personal Journal to use with some quality monster hunting. And now, here he was, standing in a downpour that didn't seem like it had any inkling of stopping soon.
Finally, he spotted something. It looked like an old shed of some sort, probably from before the city was urbanized. It certainly wasn't waterproof, but would at least provide some shelter.
Dipper began to run toward it, the saturated ground shifting under his shoes. That's when he felt his foot catch on a root, and his ankle twist in an extremely painful way.
Dipper cried out as he dropped his vest and put his hands out to catch himself, but he wasn't quite fast enough, falling hard on the forest floor.
Then everything went dark.
Sorry again for the very short chapter. They will get longer as the story goes, now that the set up is out of the way. (I've never been good at writing long chapters though, to be honest). Anyway, I hope you all still enjoyed!