Chapter 20: Always By Your Side

'When disaster strikes, that pain of the incident lingers with us no matter how much we want to deny that it is there, but there is always one person in our lives that will ensure us that they will always be by our side.'

Wendy Corduroy, the town's most popular and cool headed teen. She is never one to ponder over finding her true love or even wasting time thinking about fairytale romances. No, Wendy always had her mind grounded in the present no matter what happened and her mind was grounded in the present when she was hit with the biggest shock of all time: Heart Break!

She trusted him. She trusted him with her heart and mind, but he treated both as if they didn't matter, like her. Sure he asked her out and she accepted and sure she knew him for long time so of course things would go smoothly in their new relationship, but what is time when the same person you trusted treated your most prized possession like a piece of trash? He didn't know what it meant to love or even care. He was all a façade. Maybe at one time he did care, but in the end, he showed his true colors. Why did these type of guys find her? Why did she accept their invites for a relationship? What about them made her want to be with them? Well it doesn't matter now. Her trust in men are broken like her heart. While she isn't one to cry or mope, even she has to admit, this hurts. For some reason, this break up felt different from her past break ups. Why? Why was this one different? Maybe because she really saw something in this one. Operative words: MAYBE! But yet, it didn't turn out how she thought. The pain of a broken heart stings worse than any scrape or open wound that she ever received in her life. It even feels as if her heart is bleeding….

Stan was nice enough to give her the rest of the week off to clear her head, having witnessed firsthand the break up between her and Robbie. That was nice of him, even though he is never one to let an employee off of work for any reason, but somewhere deep down, the old man has a heart. He may not show it, but obviously he felt something when he saw the first tear run down her face after saying those words that ended it all to her now ex-boyfriend: We're Through!

While most broken relationships leave one lounging in their room isolated from the rest of the world in tears, this did not have that effect on Wendy. Despite how bad she felt after the break up, she plastered on a smile and kept a cool head when she went out about the town. She still interacted the same way with everyone as she always did, but when she went back home to her room, she couldn't help but be reminded of the hurt she is feeling, the tugging of her heart strings of the pain she felt from the break up. She may not have shown it, but even her family knew, something was different about the Wendy they were use to. Her eyes lost that sparkle and her smile that was so full of life was now empty and void. It was all his fault! He took the life right out of her! That no good liar!

That infernal ringtone, the one she set for him of the song he said he wrote for her! She wanted to know when he called so she set that ringtone for his calls on her cellphone. Why did she do that? Why did she treat him like he was the best guy in the world when obviously he didn't treat her like she was the only girl in the world? He did in the start, but this time around, he turned out to be just like the rest! The rest! The long line of liars and scumbags that she gave her heart and trust to, only to be thrown aside like yesterday's table scraps!

There is that awful ringing again of that song! This is the nineteenth time he has called her and this will be the nineteenth voicemail he has left for her. Doesn't he get it? Silence is golden! She hasn't returned his calls so why does he keep calling her? Does he want to talk about how wrong he was to keep lying to her? Or even talk about the break up and how he promises to change? Yea right, change! He didn't know the meaning of the word! He just doesn't get it! No guy she dated seems to get it! She has nothing to say to him so that voicemail will just join the rest in the long line that he has left over the past three days. Soon, that ringtone will have to be changed….

Sitting on her bed, the red head is currently staring out her window at the area of the forest that is visible from her view. This has been part of her past time since her break up, seeing all the beauty of the forest. It wasn't much, but it was something that helped take her mind off her hurt. But then another guy crossed her mind, one that doesn't seem to fit the description of her usual relationships. This one was different and very sweet, young even.

Dipper Pines, the only name she remembers currently and the only one who can bring a smile to her face through the pain at this time. The young one has stopped by every day to see her to make sure she was ok, but her father refused him access to the girl. Manly Dan maybe one intimidating guy, but he cares deeply for his children, especially his eldest, who at the moment, needed all the family support she can get. She may not have stated it, but Dan knows his daughter and when something is bothering her, she can't hide it from him. I guess it was a good thing that Dan never cared for Robbie and even though Wendy didn't see it before, now she knows why. Father always knows best.

Dipper has always had a crush on the teen to the point of obsession, but regretted his current actions of ruining the relationship between her and Robbie, but could he truly be blamed for what happened? He was just trying to make a point about a theory he had and surely enough he was right, but even if he hadn't stepped in, was this relationship bound to be last? Was Wendy bound to see Robbie's true colors despite of everything? Eventually, but it took a good natured boy to show Wendy who Robbie V truly was and sure enough he got his point across! He even offered her a kind gesture to go bowling with him and his uncle, which at the time, she took as insensitive. Now that she thinks about it, it was very sweet of the young boy to do that for her. Maybe at the time it wasn't, but now she wishes she would have done it. It may not have done much to heal her broken heart, but it would have offered some solace. Being around those who lift you up when you are at your lowest is always the way to go. If only she went that way when it was offered to her.

Continuing to stare out the window, a knock at her open bedroom door catches her ears. Curious as to who would bother her at a time like this, the teen turns to the door to see the young boy who helped her see who her boyfriend truly was. How could she be mad at someone who was only trying to do right by her?

"Hi Wendy." Dipper's shaky voice speaks. "I…I..just came by to see how you were. Your dad said you were feeling better so he told me I could come up to see you. I came by earlier in the week, but he said you weren't feeling well."

A single tear streams down her right cheek as her once full of life smile returns. Getting to her feet, the teen makes her way over to the young boy and engulfs him in a hug as her hair falls around him like a water fall, a beautiful auburn waterfall.

"Thank you." Wendy whispers as she continues hugging him. "Thank you for always being there for me."

Confused by the teen's actions, the younger pines relaxes in her arms and returns the hug. The teen releases him and catches with his gaze. The sparkle in her eyes are starting to return and to Dipper, that was a sign that the Wendy he knows and loves is returning.

"You're welcome." Dipper returns the smile.

"So is that offer for bowling still on the table?" Wendy asks.

"Only if you want it to be." Dipper calmly replies.

"I think I have it in me for a few games." Wendy says as she stands, her smile unmoving. "Come on, the first couple of games are on me."

"No, let me take care of that." Dipper offers. "You can consider this my official apology."

Grabbing her jacket, the two now leave the room, the place Wendy found comfort in for the longest time. But now she had another place of comfort, with someone she knew was always going to be there for her.

Despite his young age, Dipper knew what it took to care deeply for someone. He has a twin sister after all, who, despite her being slightly older, acts as if she is younger than he. He was the more mature one who knows how to keep a cool head in most situations despite of it all and with maturity comes a lot of other qualities such as compassion for another. Dipper knew what it took to make someone feel better, even if some of his actions are reckless and Wendy knew this. He is just what she needs right now because she knows that despite it all, he will always be by her side.

Ok, I know this isn't the fic I promised, but I had to write this out! After watching Boyz Crazy for the fourth time, this idea was stuck in my head so before it drove me nuts, I decided to write it out. I know that this isn't my normal fanfic style either, but it fits the theme pretty well if I do says so myself! None the less, I hope you all enjoyed it as I tried writing it from narrative point of view!

However, the next story to be posted will be The Luck of The Northwest! Stay tuned!

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