Summer Myst

Chapter One

     I stare at my phone in my hand, reading the text message over and over. A wave of anger washes over me. I grab my purse and shove my phone inside of it on my way out the door. I lock the door and get on my bike. Fighting off tears, I'm not exactly sure where I'm going.

     After a few minutes, I find myself at the door to the Mystery Shack. I park my bike against the side of the building, throw open the door and storm inside.

   "Hey! Come on in," Grunkle Stan mutters sarcastically. "The door's open."

     Without saying anything, I storm into the kitchen, open the freezer, and grab a tub of ice cream. I know it's cliche, but I'm really upset! After grabbing the biggest spoon in the drawer, I storm my way into the living room,where Dipper, Mabel, and Waddles are watching the latest episode of Duck-Tective. Grunkle Stan is still standing by the door.

       "Make yourself at home!" he calls, still heavily sarcastic.

        I plop down on the floor next to Mabel, who is in the middle of knitting a sweater. "What's up?" she asks, setting the sweater down on her other side.

       "More like what's down," I grumble. "My best friend just texted me," I say, taking out my phone to show them. "Apparently she moved to her dad's house yesterday. Since yesterday was Friday, when I tried calling her and her mom said she was at her dad's, I thought she meant just for the weekend. She never said the word 'Moved'," I say between sobs and mouthfuls of ice-cream. "So what's down? The friendship we had. DOWN THE TOILET!!!!" I scream the last part and throw my phone onto the carpet.

          "Aw really?" says Dipper sympathetically. "That sucks."

          "Yeah it does," I say, the anger dieing down and turning to sadness.

          "Hey, I know what would cheer you up, Olivia!" says Mabel, a huge grin on her face.

           "SLEEPOVER!! TONIGHT!!!" she yells.

              "Okay." I say. "Let me just text my mom."

               I pick up my phone from its place on the carpet. A few seconds later we hear a ding. I pick up my phone.

            "Ugh!" I grunt in frustration, throwing my phone back down. "She said no!"

              Mabel's face falls.

             "Aw."

           "JUST KIDDING!!!" I yell, poking her in the stomach.

          We both start laughing.

         "Ow! It hurts to laugh!" I say.

         "Probably all that ice cream!" says Dipper.

         I laugh even harder, then I get serious.

       "I actually do have a bit of a stomach ache," I say.

       "HEY!! You know who else should come to our sleepover?" asks Mabel.

       "Who?" I ask back.

      "CANDY AND GRENDA!!!" she yells happily.

      "Ooh! Yeah and Mia and Jewel!" I say.

      "YEAH!!!" We both yell.

      "Hey wait a second." Dipper interrupts. "If you guys are doing that, where am I going to sleep?"

      "Upstairs" says Mabel. "We're having our sleepover down here, in the living room."

      "Okay. Mabel, you're in charge of texting everyone. I'll go get a movie and some snacks." Mabel nods.

      "What time should I come back?" I ask her.

       "Well, I'm thinking we can start it off at 5, then we can order a couple of pizzas for supper, but you can come back as soon as you're done shopping if you want" she says.

      "Yeah, and don't bother knocking either!" says Grunkle Stan, coming into the living room.

       "Grunkle Stan!!" I say at the same time as Dipper and Mabel.

         We all laugh. I get up and say goodbye then I head out the door, get on my bike, and ride to the Gravity Falls supermarket. I smile and realize that I'm in a much better mood than I was when I got here.