Who Are You?

Chapter 3: A quiet day

Pov. Dipper

I wake up with a start and in doing so I get up at the speed of light, still holding the blanket in my hand that I mat over my heart feeling my organ pulsing as if I had just run a marathon.

I slowly put my hand on my head and lie slightly on my back on my comfortable and warm bed, realizing that I was at home; in a safe place, and that everything that had just happened was just a bad nightmare.

Trying to forget what happened, I turn to my left to see if my sister is still in her bed sleeping, but strangely I don't see her, there is only the figure of her pet sleeping at the foot of the bed.

So I get up, put on my slippers and go down the stairs calmly. I hear the TV on and I see Mabel, fully dressed for the day, sitting horizontally on the chair of the Grunkle Stanley watching that program, which Mabel and the Grunkle, like so much, Duck Detective, from the name you can understand what it is about. Anyway, Mabel didn't feel my presence so I make myself heard:

"Good morning Mabel, how did you sleep last night?" she turns to look me in the eyes and answers me.

"Good morning to you too, little brother, I slept very well, like a lamb, and how did you sleep instead?" he always asks me with his usual radiant smile.

"I'm fine too. Now I'm going to have breakfast, have you already done it?" I ask her kindly.

"Yes, don't worry, I did it. Ah, right, Dipper!" she tells me, looking like she just remembered to tell me something important.

"Today I'm with Pacifica for a while or maybe all day, we don't know yet, I'll try to get back here as soon as possible to help, you and Soos." she says with determination in her eyes sitting on the armchair, but still with her legs on the left armrest, the one facing me.

"Mabel, you don't have to, today is the first day we're here. Enjoy it with Pacifica." I say honestly to my twin.

"But..." I interrupt it before it continues.

"Mabel, really, have fun on your date." I say smiling. And Mabel lets out a short sigh and I understand that she gives up trying to win this argument.

"Okay, then I'll have to go soon." she says lying back on the armchair and I nod my head to say "yes".

I go to the kitchen to look for my breakfast and I see that Mabel has left the cereal and milk on the table, I think for me or because she forgot to put them away. It doesn't matter, I take a cup and a spoon and then sit down and start eating.

Then I hear footsteps going to the front door, which then stop suddenly, and then the jingle of the keys and the click of the lock. And before the door closes, Mabel screams from the door:

"Dipper will arrive soon, at about 10:40 am . Anyway byeeeeee!" in an enthusiastic tone and immediately after the door closes abruptly and I chuckle a little.

I look at the clock on the wall and check the time, 10:32 am, I go back to eat quietly, until I remember Mabel's words before leaving.

[Dipper will soon arrive Soos, at about 10:40 am . Anyway byeeeeee!].

I check my watch again and see that it is 10:33 am .

I frantically eat breakfast, I put the stuff in its place; cutlery and cup to wash in the sink, milk in the refrigerator and cereal in the cupboard above the sink. I quickly run to the bathroom, close the door behind me and start going more slowly, brushing my teeth, putting deodorant under my armpits and of course my clothes.

In these 2 years I haven't grown much, I still have the clothes I wore in previous years, red t-shirt with a blue jacket on top and brown shorts that reach my knees and my hat on my head to cover my mark on my forehead.

In the meantime, that I was in the bathroom changing I hear that the door opens and then closes with footsteps entering the house and I hear Soos' voice calling both me and Mabel. I open the bathroom door and close it and then I go to say hello to my friend.

"Hey Soos, how are you?" I ask him.

"Hello dude, everything is fine as always, how did you and your sister sleep? Now that I think about it, where is Mabel?" my giant friend asks me.

"We both slept well and for my sister, she went out some time ago to go to her girlfriend." I say, answering her question.

"So Soos, do you need a hand?" I ask the big man in front of me.

"Yes, it would be a great help, thank you man" he replies with a smile on his face.

"No problem, friend." I answer him in turn, still with a smile.

We started to arrange some shelves, putting a few more gadgets. Then the customers arrived, I worked at the checkout and put new material on the shelves, while Soos took the buyers to take a little tour and explain the various attractions.

On the first day of work everything went well, the buyers were happy and we sold. Soos returned to his house, around 9:56 pm, I stayed waiting for Mabel, in the Grunkle armchair watching some poor program to kill time.

Then I hear a notification from my phone, Mabel texted me, telling me that she will stay overnight at Candy's house with her two friends and Pacifica.

So I start having dinner and feeding Woddles in his personalized bowl. After we finish we go to watch a movie before going up to the bedroom to go rest for the next day.

Waddles, in the position this morning on my sister's bed, and I sleeping in my comfortable bed.

Good night to me then.

I close my eyelids, now too heavy to stay awake any longer, and start sleeping.

(997 words)

Hello Salvino, it's still me, to thank you again for reading my story.

See you in the next chapter.

Ps: I update when I can or when I have finished the chapter. I know that I'm updating this story every day except today, but I don't know if in the future I'll be sick and therefore I won't be able to write or I'm on vacation with my family and my parents don't want me to bring the computer, my only way to write to you.