"Ya, of course…" He trailed off as his eye caught several empty helium tanks and a plethora of un-blown balloons. The decorum of Bubblegum Girl's house was giving his no-nonsense brain whiplash. Gus's idle gaze wander from band posters to Pollock-like paint splotches, to motivational kitten posters. I chanted over and over, "Bloody Mary Bloody Mary." In an instant, all the candles went out, the light bulbs in my vanity began to flicker, and the image of a shadow emerged in the mirror before me." "So there I was in my bathroom, lights off, candles all around me, ready to summon and befriend the lonely mirror specter. Gus gives his shoes a mindless wipe against the welcome mat at the entrance to the abode.īGG was twisting the door handle at this point and stepped through the doorway into a vivid and wild technicolor interior. It's very rude to summon a being from across the veil to just have her do simple parlor tricks"
"Well, she's a lady who lives in a mirror right? She's lonely Gus! She obviously just kills women because they don't want to be her friend! I understand why.
"She murders the very women who summons her." Her hand darts to the doorknob and she turns her head sharply to face Gus, pausing for dramatic effect. "The article stated that she helps women get a glance at their future husbands. The crunching of gravel under their feet ceases as BGG abruptly stops and waves her hand in front of her face as if unveiling a profound revelation. "When I stumbled across one of the saddest things I've ever read." "You were bored wasting time on the random article link" "There I was," BGG begins, "on wikipedia, expanding my worldly knowledge" Gus shakes his head as he goes to swap out his Saturday slippers for some real shoes She darts her head left, and then right, checking for any invisible eavesdroppers." She springs to her feet with a renewed vigor. The wailing and crocodile tears cease and desist almost immediately at this declaration. MOLLY STOP CRYING ILL HELP YOU GODDAMMIT!" Don't abandon me in my time of neeeddddd."īubblegum Girl, BGG, Molly, falls to her knees and begins to sob profusely on the doorstep. Gus Sighs as he walks over and opens his door. "I won't help you find a lawyer, Karen has every right to file a restraining order against you after the garden gnome incident." "Godammit Mol I'm not in the mood." He calls from his table. It's an oh no moment for Gus, trouble has literally come knocking at his door. That is until a frantic pounding comes thundering upon his door. As per his Saturday routine, Gus rolls out of bed at 9:00 and slippers his feet, puts on a pot of decaf, and goes to do the crossword at his kitchen table.