Teenage Gravity Falls
Chapter 3
By: truefaller
The shack looks pretty much the exact same. Dipper slowly breathes in. It even has the same smell, a mixture of pine tree, mold, and money. To Dipper, it is heavenly. He is finally home. Where nobody will tease him. Nobody will think he is insane. Nobody will ignore him. As they walk through the gift shop, Dipper sees his pine tree hat sitting on a shelf. He smiles at the fond memory it reminds him of. It was the day he found the journal. The best day of his life.
Everything is still super overpriced. Mabel looks at a snow globe she thought her parents might like. She wants to get them something to thank them for letting her and Dipper come here. She knew it was a hard decision, but no matter how dangerous Gravity Falls is, it's nothing compared to Dipper's well-being. When he wasn't in Gravity Falls, he wasn't happy. Ever since the bus pulled into the Gravity Falls, Dipper wouldn't stop smiling. Yes, she knew it was because of Wendy, but Mabel knew that deep down he smiled because he was finally home. She looks at the price tag on the snow globe. It says one hundred dollars. She rolls her eyes. Some things just never change. "Maybe I will just send them a postcard," she thinks. Mabel and Dipper walk to the attic to start unpacking. Mabel outs up posters all over her wall. Dipper unpacks his many books and stacks them up on the floor. If anything paranormal happened,( which he undoubtedly knew there would) he would be ready.
"Hey, Dipper! Remember when we played mini golf in here?" Mabel asks.
"Oh, yeah! Man, we have so many memories. Our last summer here was the best time of my life. I hope its like that this time." Dipper responds. If everything goes smoothly, he will have a new girlfriend by the end of the summer. His ultimate goal. Mabel and Dipper finish unpacking and walk downstairs.
"Hey guys!" says Wendy. "Do you want to go to this party with me and Robbie tonight? It's supposed to be awesome!"
"Totally!" says Mabel. Her parents never let her go to parties back at home, and she never really got why. All she wanted to do was hang out with friends and dance. "It's not like there was going to be some big, dramatic event. It was just a party!" She thinks. "I'm fifteen. That's practically an adult. I can handle it."
"Sure!" says Dipper. Wait, did Wendy just say her and Robbie? "This can't possibly be happening. I have waited three long years to ask her out, planning exactly what to say. I never thought that she would have another boyfriend! How could I have never thought of that?! Maybe they are just friends. That's got to be it. It has to be." Dipper thinks.
"Ya, me and Robbie got back together a few months ago. He and Tambry broke up a while ago, once he found out she used a love potion on his french fries. He asked me out, so I said sure. I can't even remember why we split up in the first place!" said Wendy. She doesn't notice that Mabel feels a wave of remorse for putting that love potion in their fries a few years ago, or that Dipper is about to cry. She has no idea that she is slowly ripping out Dipper's heart. She doesn't mean to be ignorant, she just isn't good with figuring out "feelings and all that junk". Dipper can't handle it anymore. He can't let Wendy see him cry!
"I-I need to go do something," he says and runs out the door. He turns and runs into the forest, the place he always runs to when he has a problem. The tall trees stand tall with wisdom of many years, and the fresh air teems with hope.