AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Hi, all! I love the tag for this one. Gilligan is too funny coming out with that mask. I'm not sure, but I believe it's the same one from the "It's Magic" episode, so I'm using that as a reference. As usual, I own nothing but the computer this is being written on. Thanks a ton for reading these tags - Almost over.
Gilligan ran all the way around the hut and then dropped to his knees. The girls had picked up a fruit each and carrying them like weapons, snuck to the side of the hut. Keeping a hand over his mouth to suppress his giggles, Gilligan crawled under the table, and slowly eased up a side and took all the fruit on the table.
The girls had by then peeked by the hut and frowned. They turned back to the table knowing Gilligan was too fast to catch. Gilligan was still underneath the table, though, and the two saw his hand come back up for more fruit.
Mary Ann grinned at Ginger and set her hand on the table as Gilligan grabbed a banana. The hand returned, and touched hers.
"Uh oh…" he murmured, and got up, sheepishly. He smiled at the girls, who folded their arms and glared at him. Gilligan folded his arms, too, but gave the girls a cocky smile. "What's wrong girls? You weren't scared of this thing were you?" he asked holding up the mask.
"Of course not… You just surprised us! Where did you get the ugly thing, anyway?" Ginger asked.
"From the supply hut. This is one of the masks the guys used to scare me when I ran away. Remember the magic props?" Gilligan asked, and the girls nodded. They almost forgot they were mad at the boy but that quickly returned.
"Okay but you didn't have to scare… I mean surprise us," Mary Ann said.
"So you were scared… Just like the balloon monster that one time, too" Gilligan said coyly.
Mary Ann glared at him hard. "Fine… You want a confession? Yeah, we were scared, but we still can defend ourselves!" she answered angrily.
Gilligan raised his hands in defense. "I never said you couldn't, Mary Ann… But there is no shame in being scared! I mean, I know I was today." He took the fruit from under the table and put it back, and then began to walk away. "Look, I'm sorry for the dumb trick - I was just trying to lighten the mood." The girls rolled their eyes, but went after him.
"Okay fine… We forgive you, Gilligan. It was pretty funny," Mary Ann said, winking at Ginger.
Gilligan smiled; happy he got away with his joke. The girls, however, were forgiving - but not without payback.
Gilligan left them to do his chores and didn't see them again until dinner and was relieved when they still gave him a healthy serving of dinner.
Guess they aren't going to get me back, he thought, relieved, but underestimating his friends yet again.
After dinner, the girls left to do the dishes. Gilligan went to his hut for his diary and sat at the empty table alone.
Dear Diary,
This ilind is guud at serprzng us. Ferst Mary Ann fals into a hol then Ginger then misses Howell the misteer Howell and Prafesseer. Then Skipper falls and I thot I keeled them diary. I bumped into a treee and had a werd drem. I was misteer hyd. you no the monstier. When I woke I got cught in Mary Anns streng she uses for our wash and fund the trap door. I scareeed girls with a mask. I hopeee theres not to mad.
Gilligan
As Gilligan put down his pen something tapped his shoulders. He turned to see two monsters and screamed. He started to run, but the monsters grabbed him and forced him back into his chair.
Gilligan looked at them and then groaned as the 'monsters' laughed, and the masks fell, revealing Ginger and Mary Ann.
"Girls! You scared me!" Gilligan yelled, and the two high-fived.
"Now we're even, you silly boy," Ginger said bending to kiss his cheek. Mary Ann kissed the other side, knocked his hat off and ruffled his hair playfully.
Gilligan scowled, but then smiled and picked up his pen again.
I shud hav nown diary, thos gerls can never tak a jok.
…he wrote with a chuckle.