Jackie's Personal Day

Chapter 4: Dead Mall

Jackie made her way to the "Glass Creek Mall" which was still standing before North Oxbour was established, turns out prior to the existence of the town, it was formerly a modernized town similar to Electric City. That town being known as "Valworth Junction." Nobody knows why it was torn down. But some say that the mall is the last remaining building from the original Valworth Junction. 

"I guess it wouldn't hurt to give this place a try." Jackie shrugged before stepping inside. The mall was like a ghost town inside, barely any shoppers were there, almost as if the place didn't exist... A lot of shops were surprisingly still open. But it would be worth a shot. "Hmmmm, where to shop first...." Jackie pondered as she walked through the corridors. A few moments later, she stumbled upon a vendor that had a bunch of stuffed animals that were mostly retired. She shrugged and looked at the wide selection. 

Back at the entrance, the waitress bolted through the door, with Jackie's phone on hand. "Has anyone seen a girl who looks like this?" she called out, Jackie then took notice of the commotion and peeked over. "Can I uh....help you?" She asked. "Yes, I took a look at that photo you showed me and yes, I am indeed your long lost sister." The girl said before hugging Jackie. "I missed you so much...." she muttered. Jackie came to the realization that she finally found Julie....after all these years... They stepped away a couple feet. "I missed you too, Julie." Jackie said. "How about we do some shopping as soon as I pay for one of these stuffed animals." she said before grabbing a stuffed poodle. 

Meanwhile, Mariel and her friends entered the mall, in hopes they'd find Jackie. "Who was that person who trampled you over?" Slider asked. "Whoever they were, they need some serious help." Mariel replied. "Man....this place is WAY different from the mall back at Millstone." Inez gasped. "I hope Matt is ok, to be honest. Sure he was a bit of a dick earlier, but sometimes you just gotta worry about him." Slider spoke. The others agreed to his argument before continuing their time shopping.

Back at home, Matt was starting to feel awful for what he did, that feeling where you feel so sick to your stomach and your whole body just aches. "I hate the way I'm feeling now..." He sighed. "Is this what Mariel feels every day, cuz I don't like it," He got out of bed to go turn on his Nintendo Switch, before once again receiving a text from Jackie. "Hey, Matt. You won't believe what just happened! I found my lost sister, Julie. Isn't that exciting? We have a shit ton of catching up to do!" The text read. Matt opened a picture of Jackie and her sister at the mall that was sent with the text. "I'm glad you're having fun, Jax...." He put his phone down and started playing some video games, in hopes that would distract him from the guilty feeling that was weighing him down. 

Jackie and Julie were sitting by the mall's fountain, as they caught up with their lives after being separated for over a decade. "So where do you live now?" Julie asked. "Oh, me and my friends live together in Millstone. Its a little bit further from here, maybe you could come visit sometime?" Jackie replied. "I've heard about that place, mostly on the negative side of things, but I'd love to check it out!" Julie said. They went on to talk about more family related stuff for the next few minutes before Mariel and Joseph finally found the pair. "There you are, Jax!" Mariel said before the duo looked over at them. "You must be Mariel, such a pleasure to meet you!" Julie greeted shaking Mariel's paw. "Thanks. And who are you?" Mariel responded. "Sorry, Mariel. This is my sister, Julie. We finally reunited after what, 10 years?" Jackie said. Joseph then looked around and interjected "Man, is this mall dead or what?" Jackie rolled her eyes. "Yeah, this place doesn't get much attention due to most of the residents paying attention to current shops." Julie said. "Well how about we all shop together! So maybe you guys can get acquainted!" Jackie offered. Mariel and Joseph agreed as they all walked off together.