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Chapter Four: Mabel's P.O.V

     After school that day, I run by the library. I dial Dipper's number on my phone and wait for him to answer. "Hello?" He mumbles. "So, what do you need from the library?" I ask while looking at the different books. "I need you to find a book on mythical creatures." He raises his voice. "Do you really think a book like that will be here? You might as well go back to Gravity falls to get those Journals." I look through all the Science Fiction books. "Mabel, you know they're gone." He sighs. "Ever thought that there might be a fourth book?" I pick up a fashion magazine. "Whatever Mabel, I have to go." He hangs up. 

     I look up from the fashion magazine to see some girls from my school glancing at me. A brown headed girl sneaks a laugh and turns away. The fake blonde whispers to her friends,"Can't tell if she's a 9th grader or a 2nd grader!" She laughs viciously. I look back into my magazine and pretend not to notice them. "Like seriously, who wears kitten sweaters now-a-days? That's totally kindergarten." A tall girl with dirty-blonde hair says. My eyes begin to water up, so I dig myself into the magazine. "Don't even get me started on her headbands." The fake blonde says as the group walks over to the fantasy books. I throw down the magazine and leave the library. 

     I speed walk down the side walk and rip off my headband. This is the third time this week someone had commented about my style, first Heather, then some girl named Carly, and now those girls! It might be time to up my style.

     I rush into the house and upstairs to my room. I find Dipper on his computer doing research. I rip off my sweater and throw it on the ground. I go into the bathroom and change into some shorts and leave on my pink t-shirt I had on underneath my sweater. I put my hair up into a messy bun. I rush out of the bathroom and pace. "Uh, Mabel, are you alright?" He picks up my sweater and hands it to me. I slap the sweater, and it lands on the floor. "No, i'm not alright." I sit on my bed. "Anything you wanna talk about?" He turns his chair around. 

"Well, you know how I was at the library, right?" I turn towards him. 

"Yeah, what about it?" He shuts his laptop.

"These preps from school were there, and they were talking about my clothes. They acted like I couldn't hear them!" I slam my hand on the desk. 

"Never thought I would hear of the popular girls at the library." He leans back in his seat. "Also, did you ever find a book on mythical creatures?" He leans forward. 

"Did you really think a CALIFORNIA library would have something like that? No, they don't." I cross my arms. 

"Alright, calm down." He puts his arms up as if he is surrendering. 

     Dipper and I walk down stairs to the kitchen. "Do you know where Mom and Dad are?" I open the fridge. "I think they went to run some errands." He sits down in the chair. "Mabel, we need to find some book that will help us get rid of Bill." He takes a sip from his water bottle. "I'm going through a mid-life crisis!" I grab some leftover pizza. "Well Mabel, Bill could do something really bad." He shoots up. I turn to him and say, "Well Dipper, I have too much on my mind at the moment, maybe another day!" I get an apple juice box while running upstairs and taking a bite of the cold pizza.

     I set my pizza down on my bed and open the apple juice box. I drop the apple juice box and it spills on me. "No! Ugh!" I look down, it's all over my shirt and shorts. "Dang it, I was about to go somewhere, and I wanted to look cool!" I throw my arms against the bed. "Lets see if I have any other cool stuff in my closet.." I whisper to myself. I open my closet only to find over-sized sweaters with childish designs and psychotic-looking skirts. "You've got to be to be kidding me.." I sigh. "This is the LAST day I'm wearing these stupid sweaters and skirts." I put on a pink sweater with a pig on it. I top it off with a green skirt that says 'oink' all over it. 

     Dipper comes up to the room and says, "I thought you were done wearing those 'childish' clothing." He gives a half smile. "I am, but I spilled apple juice on my clothes, and I have to go somewhere. So, i'm just gonna wearing this for now." I mumble. "Where are you going?" He ask. "Oh, just going out with a few friends.." I run downstairs. I sneak into my Parent's room and take my Dad's wallet.