Pacifica tried to count the blurred trees outside as her Uncle Bud continues to drive towards their destination. A boring town in Oregon- a place not known to many- Reverse Falls.
The name intrigues her, what can be waiting for her in the seemingly simple place.
Maybe no one knows of her there.
Maybe there will be people willing to befriend her for who she is, no money, no name, no fame to back her up, just who she is.
"How long 'til we get there?" She asked with an exasperated voice as she turn away from the window at the backseat to look in front of her, where her Uncle and cousin is sitted. "Its getting boring behind here!" She said loudly as she raise her arms and flail it around, dropping to her back at the cramped space of the back seat.
Bud glance at her from the rear view mirror, as Gideon adjusted himself to look at her. "Sorry, Paz, but it'll probably take us another hour and a half to get there," Gideon answered, making her groan. He just shrugged- he can't do anything anyway- then sat properly again.
"Don't worry, kid. We'll be there before you know it." Bud said trying to cheer the young girl.
"Yeah, right." To pass time she just opened the bag she had place by her feet, where her sewing materials was kept. "I'ma just to try to sew."
"I think that's pretty dangerous, Paz," Gideon warns her, turning just his head, with a look of worry in his face. "You might get pricked, or you might get wou-" Gideon was cut-off by Pacifica snorting.
The action made him pout. " I'll be fine. No worries." She said raising her hand, as she continues to fumble through her bag to look for the materials to use.
Gideon said nothing but sighed, knowing that there's nothing he can do to change his cousin's mind.
When Pacifica found the things she needed she started to sew a vest for Gideon, looking at his color orange vest that doesn't match with his sky blue t-shirt. She decided to use a navy blue cloth.
As she started to sew the little present for her cousin, lifting her work and measuring tape up behind Gideon secretly to take his measurements, she left her mind to wander what had happen the day before...
"Surprise!! Pacifica!!" Two familiar and excited male voices shouted as two male, a tall fat man in a khaki shorts and Hawaiian shirt with brown hair peeking out the straw hat and a plump, chubby Albino teenager, who has white hair and pale skin, wearing an olive colored baseball hat that has a star on it, a sky blue t-shirt and an orange vest.
"Gideon? Uncle Bud?" Pacifica's eyes grew wide as her father's words finally sank in. "WHAT?! You're really ganna let me stay at Gideon's this summer?" She yelled with excitement laced all over her voice.
"Yes," her mother answered. Her eyes downcast as if she now regret their decision. "You'd be staying there this summer, while your father and I do some business at Japan."
"Then, why so sad, Mom? I mean, Uncle Bud and Gideon are there. So I'll be fine." She said, assuring them. "As long as there's no bodyguard and the sort." She whispered, mentally wishing that it'll be just her, her uncle and her cousin, wherever they live.
Her father sighed. "Its more than three months time that we'll be apart. Don't you think that its a little too long?" Preston asked, cocking his head.
"Shocks, Preston. You know bonding with your family is important, but if you don't focus in this business of yours it might wreck your dear daughter's future." Bud intervened at the family's slight argument.
"Fine," he sighed, "get yourself packed, ask for Marta's help, you're leaving tomorrow. We'll just transfer money in your card for you to buy stuffs at Reverse Falls." Preston told his daughter.
"Reverse Falls?" Pacifica asked, turning to look at her uncle and cousin who's by the doorway.
"Yup. A boring town in Oregon. It might look like a normal sleepy town, but it has more than that up its sleeves." Gideon winked at her, indicating that there might be possible adventures for her. Mystery to solve, places to discover and new things to learn.
Her eyes sparkled at the thought. Might even have a summer romance! "Ohhh! Mom, dad, we all know that it won't be a shock if a come back with my status "not single!" The seventeen years old young girl excitedly bid her parents goodbye and hopped to her room to prepare for tomorrow's departure.
Pacifica stopped sewing for a moment. Earlier before the three of them left, her uncle can't look at her parents in the eye as they glare at him. She pondered for a moment. 'What happened?'
Deciding that she really wants to know, she tugs at Gideon's vest to catch his attention and asked him what happened.
Gideon laughed as his father threatened him that he'll add another hour or two at his working hours at the shack for two weeks if he tells his niece of what happened.
Gideon ignored his father as he told her what had happen yesterday after she left.
When the young lady was out of earshot, Priscilla turned to glare at her older brother. "If she did come back 'not single'," Priscilla raised her hands by her face and act as if she placed a quotation mark in the phase 'not single', "I swear to God! I'll have your head as a chandelier, Bud!" The woman threatened her older brother by three years.
"Wai- why me?" Bud give his sister a confused look as she and her husband glared at him, "help me, my dear boy," Bud pleaded at his son.
The fifteen year old teenager looked at his father, deciding that it's not worth it and he can take care of himself, shrugged and walked away, leaving his poor father to face the two overprotective parents.
Surely enough, the threats that was yelled at his father was heard even if he had arrived at the ballroom. "Poor father," he mutter under his breath as he chuckled lightly, continuing his way to the room he was staying in.
Pacifica and Gideon laughed at the frowning Bud, who's looking at them through the rear view mirror. Sighing, he focused at the road, greeted by the sign that says, 'Welcome to Reverse Falls!'. The faded words was placed in front of a picture of a forest full of pinetrees. No one can miss the vandalized part below the greeting that says, 'you can leave now!' that was written in red spray paint.
"Okay, kids!" Bud announced, slightly looking at Pacifica who had continued to put the finishing touches at Gideon's soon-to-be-new vest. "We're here!" He announced, voice full of glee.
Pacifica looked in front. She saw a town, stores and its people seen everywhere. This will be her home for a while.
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Credits to the Alex Hirsh as the creator of Gravity Falls. Credits to the creator of the idea of Reverse falls.
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