Alone

Chapter 3

Mabel's POV

I watched Dipper's bus drive off and held back tears. Before my parents could say anything I ran back in the house and ran to my room, slamming the door shut. Dipper and I had stopped sharing a room a few years ago, so I had my own. I fell onto my bed and started to sob. A whole summer without Dipper. A whole summer by my self, with no one else. I didn't have any friends I could hang out with. We changed schools after we came home from Gravity Falls and I lost contact with my old friends. Then, at the start of the school year, I got a lot of social anxiety. Most of the time, I was hiding behind Dipper, metaphorically and literally. 

I finally got up off my bed and sat on the floor. I stopped crying and just sat there, staring at the wall. I didn't want to leave my room. Without Dipper, I was going to be alone all summer. Holy Shit! What am I going to do?

'You could always talk no me'

There it was, that annoying voice in my head. He was always there. Maybe I was just going crazy, but it felt like he was becoming more real as time went on. He was part of where my social anxiety came from. Constantly making me doubt myself. And of course by 'he' I mean me. I know its not real, and it's just me doubting myself. I think

'Sure I'm not real'

I ignored that thought and decided to sleep. It was only noon, but I haven't been sleeping lately. The nightmare I had on the bus coming home from Gravity Falls was only the beginning of a wave of nightmares. They vary in how horrible they are, but lately they are increasingly vivid and terrifying. 

I haven't been sleeping to avoid them, but I figured since reality was terrible now too, I might as well get some sleep. Even if I'm just going from one terrible place to another. 

I jumped up on my bed, and slowly started to doze off to sleep.

I opened my eyes, expecting to see some black and white version of my room, or a bottomless pit, of a hell like place with blood and anguish. But instead, I was in a field. It was open, and I could see for miles out. But it wasn't the unsettling feeling like the grand whiteness of the mindscpae, it was calm, peaceful. There were small flowers scattered over that didn't dominate the field, but rather gave it specks of color. It was the most relaxing place I've ever been, it was so.... peaceful.

"Glad you're enjoying the view Shootingstar" I gasped and yanked my neck to see Bill standing right next to me. I opened my mouth to scream, but I couldn't, Instead.

My eyes shot open and I jumped out of bed, screaming. I quickly stopped myself so I wouldn't wake my parents. I tried to calm my breathing and gather my thoughts. 

Bill- he- my dream- they were all- he- still- my mind- Bill- my mind- Bill, he's here.

My eyes widened at the sudden realization that Bill was still in my mind. No Mabel, stop. You're just being paranoid. Its fine.

I glanced at my clock. 

2:38

And judging by the absence of light seeping through my curtains, I was guessing it mean AM.

I definitely didn't want to go back to sleep. Even if it was just a dream, I couldn't take the chance of repeating it. I'll just stay awake.

Besides, it's not like I actually need a decent sleeping schedule. 

I jumped up and walked over to turn the light on since I wasn't going back to sleep.

'Think again'  Was the last thing I heard, before I felt my body hit the floor with a thud.

I opened my eyes to the same field, but this time I didn't spend time admiring the feild. I quickly looked around for Bill. But I didn't see him. I was so confused at this point. Is this a dream, is this real, what the hell is going on!

"If you wanted to see me you could have just asked" The voice rang through the air. But this time it was out loud, not in my head. I frantically looked around, but I still couldn't see him. I stopped and dropped to my knees.

"What the hell is going on!" I screamed to be responded by laughter. "Where are you?"

"Right here." I looked up and that damn sharply dressed demon stood right in from of me.

"Bill!"

"The one and only," he smirked

"What do you want! How are you here! Have you been here the whole time!" I screamed at him. He only knelt in front of me, staring at me with his golden eyes and black slits piercing through my gaze.

"So many questions and so little time," he chimed. I stood up and tried to get away from him, only to trip and fall on my back. He walked over and loomed over me, pinning my wrists to the ground. I struggled to get out of his wrists and tried to get away with no luck.

"Let go of me," I continued to struggle. He only laughed.

"No," He simply said.

"What do you want!" I gave up thrashing around.

"Thats a later conversation. All you need to know now is that if you tell anyone I'm still here, I'll kill Dipper. Got it." I couldn't respond, I barley let out a nod to say I understood. He smiled. "Good." He let go and stood up. I quickly sat up, but couldn't find the strength in my knees to stand up. "Now, you should probably wake up. Your mother is calling."

With that my eyes shot open.

"Mabel! Breakfast is ready!" I heard from down stairs. 

"Coming!" I grabbed my phone and ran down to the kitchen, trying to forget the dream as quickly as I could.