Chapter 2 - Fault

Dipper's POV

I ran into the classroom as fast as I could because I was already 10 minutes late. The teacher looked up. ''Ah Dipper Pines, decided to go to class? You're ten minutes late.'' You could hear some people giggling in the class. ''S-sorry Miss Hall...'' I mumbled, waiting for her to say take your seat. ''Excuse me?'' She said. ''Sorry Miss Hall.'' I said clearer now. I had trouble keeping my head low enough to not show the class that I was half crying, but high enough to not disrespect the teacher. ''That's better, hurry up and sit down. You're lucky.'' I hurried to my seat and grabbed my books out of my bag.

Eventually, my eyelids started to become heavy, I almost couldn't sleep at night and this morning I was harshly pulled out of my bed. And then I started to doze off in class. After a few minutes of sleep, I heard a loud sound that instantly woke me up. It was the teacher who was now standing next to my table with her hand on it, I was in big trouble. ''Dipper Pines! First, you come in ten minutes late and this not being the first time! Plus you're sleeping in my less! I cannot tolerate your actions any longer and will have to send you to the guidance counselor.'' At this moment everyone was giggling... Even Mabel. I said sorry to the teacher, packed my bag and stood up to go to the guidance counselor.

As I was making my way to the counselor I couldn't stop thinking about the journal. What will I tell Ford? Is there any way to repair it?... I wanted to lay down and just cry and scream but of course, I didn't. After a few minutes I arrived. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door. ''Come in.'' A voice said. Letting the air escape through my mouth I went inside. ''Hello Miss Parker...'' She was sitting at her desk looking up at me. ''Pines, take a seat.'' I did what she told me to do. ''So why are you here?''

''I was sent here because I was too late, and I fell asleep in class...'' I mumbled already knowing what would happen. ''And why were you late?'' She asked me. I sighed already prepared with an excuse. ''I was late because I got stuck in one of the bathroom stalls... And when I got out class had already begun.'' Yes, it sounds pretty embarrassing but I don't want anyone to find out what really happened. ''And for the sleeping in class?'' This one was going to be a little harder. I guess I'll be a bit more truthful about this one. ''Well... Lately, I'm having trouble sleeping. And I guess my sister isn't helping much either... In the evening she always tries to keep me up as long as possible and in the morning she literally drags me out of bed, I mean yeah I do appreciate it that she doesn't want me to get late to class. But she really drags me out of my bed!'' I didn't tell her about my hallucinations and my constant headaches. This is all she needs to know, it would be too hard to explain the hallucinations.

''hmm, yes I do understand the situation. And if you want I could talk to your sister about this problem. And for the stalls...I'll let someone go check on on it, we wouldn't want this to happen again. I hope that this will solve the problem, if there is anything else then please come to me.'' She finished. ''Thank you Miss Parker...'' I stood up and said goodbye.

Well, that could've gone worse. I heard the bell ring which means that it was time for the next class.

--Time skip to break—

I looked around the cafeteria searching for Mabel. I still needed to ask her for the money. Luckily it didn't take me long to find her. She was sitting with her friends at her favorite table. I walked up to her. ''Hey Mabel...'' She looked up. ''Oh hey Dipp.'' Suddenly I didn't want to ask her anymore, scared of the answer. But I had to. ''So.... Do you by any chance have some money for me?...'' Her friends then started giggling. This made me even more nervous. ''U-Uhm what's so funny?....'' I asked. Mabel looked at her friends and then back at me. ''Well you see...I just spent all of it on a few bets.''

Hearing this just made me lose all hope that I had. ''You s-spent it all???'' She nodded. I couldn't believe it. This was the end for me. A small oh came out of my mouth as I stood up and walked away. Behind me I heard her friends giggle even more. I went towards my small spot in the corner of the cafeteria. It was surprising that I was left alone for once, no bullies and also no sister. I leaned against the wall, grabbed my bag and started to look for my math book. Better prepare some stuff if I'm alone right?

I opened the book to prepare some homework for when I got home. It was geometry. I flipped to the right page, but when I got on the right page every triangle had an eye staring right into my soul. My eyes widened in shock, I threw the book on the ground and my breathing got out of control. I couldn't look away from the book, it felt like the eyes followed my every movement. Then someone laid a hand on my shoulder, I got scared. ''LEAVE ME ALONE!!!'' I screamed at whoever it was. The person then backed away in shock and then ran away. The feeling of being watched got even worse. I gripped my head, and the headache got even worse. My vision got blurry, and darkness started to slowly cover my vision. But right before I could pass out somebody grabbed my face, and I felt something wet and cold on my forehead. My vision slowly returned to normal, and I could see the person who was standing in front of me. Or actually more like the people standing in front of me.

There were teachers standing in front of me, and it looked like the whole cafeteria wanted to know what was happening. One of the teachers had a wet cloth pressed against my forehead, so that explains the coldness. My eyes shifted from one teacher to the other. My breathing slowly returned to normal, but I still had a gigantic headache. ''Wh-What?..'' I barely got out. ''Can you walk?'' One teacher asked. ''...T-Think so...'' I tried to stand up, it was a bit hard at first but the teachers helped me stand. ''Okay, well we called your parents and they are on their way to pick you up.'' I looked at the teacher in confusion. ''B-but what about class?...'' Now it was her turn to look at me in confusion. ''You get the rest of the day off, it doesn't seem smart to let you attend class right now.'' Another teacher helped me by putting my books back into my bag. Then they helped me to the exit, one teacher stayed by my side to wait for my parents and the other 3 went back inside.

Slowly I started to feel a bit better again, and the headache seemed to calm down. I took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh outside air. In the distance I saw my parent's car approaching. The teacher walked with me to their car and said goodbye. Once I was inside the car I felt the sleep deprivation kick back in, and I decided that it would be good if I would take nap.

-Dipper's dream-

It was dark and very quiet, I walked around and not even my shoes made a sound. For some reason I could see myself, like hands, legs, torso. But that was the only thing I could see. I breathed out and a small cloud came out... That's weird, that normally means that it is cold, but I don't feel cold. I looked behind me and saw a small trail of footsteps, they were my footsteps. The outlines were white, glowing even. It confused me, where even was I? The darkness started to fade and now I could see where I was, also I started to get it cold. I was standing in a thick layer of snow, when I looked up I saw trees covered in snow.

''Where am I?...'' I asked, knowing that I wouldn't get an answer. The snow crunched underneath my shoes as I started to walk again. I was enjoying the silence. After a few minutes of walking I found a bench, I wiped off the snow and sat down. Leaning back I looked at the amazing view. ''Why can't things just stay this way?... This is so beautiful.'' I closed my eyes feeling the cold air against my cheeks. Then suddenly the coldness faded away, and I could feel someone shaking me softly.

-End of dream-

I woke up, half opening my eyes. I was in my parent's car. ''Wake up sweetie'' My mom gave my shoulder a light shake. ''Wh-wha?...'' I said still half asleep. ''We're home...'' She helped me get out of the car and we made our way inside. I instantly went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. When that was done I changed into something more comfortable and laid down on my bed, wanting to go back to that beautiful dream. Reality sucks.

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Chapter finished.

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