Better Times || A Splatoon Story

Day IV Hour 9

Callie

Dear Journal, at 5:30 my phone alarm started singing and buzzing. I picked it up to turn it off, I took a long stretch and walked to the bathroom where Marie was already standing "good morning Callie" she said in a sweet voice "Hey.." I said already dreading today. "So I was thinking that we could go out for dinner tonight, my treat" maybe that would be nice just Marie and I "sure" I said. I think Marie could tell I needed to have a burger with fries 🍟 🍔. School was a bad day I got three kick me notes on my back, five kill yourself texts, one swirly and 3 inklings beat me up they are my main bullies 1 boy and 2 girls. After school I wasn't sure if I even wanted to go to dinner I ached all over any way. Marie had asked how I got a bruise on my forehead and why my knees were all scraped up, I told her I fell down the stairs so she would not have to worry. I don't know why I could not just tell her I know she would make all if this go away. After I changed out of my school uniform and cleaned my self up I was ready to go to dinner with Marie. When we arrived my bullies were there hanging out. Marie looked at me and asked me if I was okay "you look more pale than usual" she had said, I'm- I'm okay I replied. " I know what you like so ill grab us food, okay?" "Kay". She walked off to grab us food. The 3 kids came over to me with an evil smirk on their dumb faces. One turned around saw Marie and they all quickly stopped their evil grins then came over with a big smile and yelled so loud another planet could hear "HEY HEY CALLIE" said the boy "omg callie we need to go shopping this weekend" said one of the girls the other one nodded in agreement. Marie walks back over with a tray full of food " oh you must be Callie's fan-friends" "yes we are" said the boy "okay Callie we see your busy with Marie so we will go ttyl" said the other girl and then they left. I did not really speak to Marie much for the rest of the night all I wanted to do was go to bed and sleep.

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Marie

The sunshine shines on my tired face, telling me to wake up. I didn't really want to but it felt like I didn't have a choice. I sat up and stretched. I went downstairs to eat some toast, when I heard a knock at the door. I peaked through the hole in the door. It was Pearl and Marina. I open the door and they greeted me. I tell them to come in and we sat at the dining table. "So what's up?" I put on my social face. I don't want to do anything right now. "Just wanted to hang out, kinda talk like friends," Marina smiles. "Yep," Pearl winks. "So... I actually have suspicions of many people that could of caused Callie to try to commit suicide," Marina got serious. And I know, she can get scary with these things. She spreads our picture of inklings. "Woah... dang," I nod with interest. "And this is why you need us," Pearl snickers. I examine all the pictures. There were 5 girls and 4 boys. The girls were pink, purple, blue, light blue, and yellow. The guys were orange, green, pink, blue, and teal. A few octolings were targeted too. I examine them harder. "Wow Marina, I'm impressed," I said amazed. "So Marina, how did you find all of these pictures?" I ask. "Well I had Pearlie eavesdrop on random inklings and octolings. She sneaks a picture of an inkling or octoling whoever mentions Callie's name, disappearance, etc," Marina smiles. "Exactly why I said you needed us," Pearl says hovering over the pictures as well. I smile that they are really good at finding, maybe if Agent 4 was here too, that would help us big time. "Man wish he was here," I accidentally said out loud. "Who?" Marina and Pearl wiggle their eyebrows. I blush in frustration. "The person who's helping me!" I said rudely. "You going to finally tell us who it is?" Pearl smirks. "Fine, his name is Satomi Hiragi, he goes to our school and he's a green inkling," I huffed. Satomi Hiragi is Agent 4's real name, but I feel comfortable calling him Agent 4. "That loser?" Pearl snorts. "Pearlie, this is serious," Marina said.

"It's fine, we can do it without him," I said. We looked over the pictures. I remembered the pink and purple inklings from the hospital, and they were with that blue inkling. I pick up both of them. "I saw them yesterday," I said looking at them closer. I set them back down. "Ok, make a pile of inklings that look familiar," Marina said. Pearl scavenges through the fridge. "Yo do you got sandwich stuff?" Pearl said. "Yeah, keep looking," I answer, keeping my focus on the pictures. I picked up 5 Inkling pictures that looked familiar. I spread them out. My memory sparked when I saw the inklings that talked about Callie on the rooftop. The two were neutral. I pick them up. "These two can be spared, I heard one of their conversations about nobody should of been squidnapped, even Callie." I told them. I put the two down. I look at the other three.

One blue, one pink, and one purple.