Merchant's POV:
I was looking out of my window, looking at the cloudy sky when I heard a knock on my door.
"Who is it?"
???:"You know who."
I laugh remembering the joke that was about to be pulled,"You know who who?"
???:"Your girlfriend silly! Let me in!" I opened the door and saw The Fashionista, Holding the small dog I gotten her, smiling like crazy.
Fashionista:"Hello Merchant."
"Hi Fashionista."
Dog:"Woof woof woof!" He jumped out her arms onto me, nearly knocking me to the floor. Fashionista and I were both laughing as the dog mercilessly licked my face.
"S-stop! Hahaha!" Fashionista picked the dog back up and was laughing as much as I was.
Fashionista: "Someone definitely missed you."
"Yep."
Fashionista:"So..What do you want to do today?" She brushed a little furr off of her dress, while holding the dog with the other arm.
"Hm..The Park?"
Fashionista:"Nothing to do there."
"Watch a movie?"
Fashionista:"It's closed on Wednesday."
"Swimming? It's really hot out today."
Fashionista:"Sounds good! Let me go grab my bathing suit!" She then ran back to her own house, which was only a block away from mine. I waited for a few minutes and saw her running back holding her bag.
Fashionista:"Got it!"
"Ok let's go!" I hold up my own bag and we walk out of the door, hoping for a nice day out.
How wrong would I be later. We were walking on the sidewalk, talking while we hold our bags carrying our stuff when...
???:"Stop right there you two." We both turn around to see a cop walking towards us.
"What seems to be the problem officer?" I try to use my professional voice, which I use when I'm working, the cop doesn't seemed fazed.
Cop:"What's in the bags?"
Fashionista:"Our bathing suits sir."
Cop:"And?"
"And?..We were just trying to have a day out at the beach."
The cop points his gun at us.
Cop:"To the wall."
Fashionista:"Why?.."
Cop:"Unless you want me to shoot you, I suggest you both go to the wall."
We both slowly walk over to the wall as the cop pats us down while mumbling something.
Fashionista looks at me and mouths the words"I'm scared." I mouth back to her "We'll be ok." The cop then finishes his inspection and walks away.
"What the hell was that..?"
Fashionista:"I.. don't know.."
We pick up the bags and finish walking to the beach. We both change into our bathing suits and begin to swim.
Fashionista:"So..Cold!!!!" She makes exaggerated shivering with her failing trying not to laugh, which makes me laugh myself.
"You are such a drama queen sometimes." She makes a pouting face and playfully splashes me.
"Hey!"I laugh and splash her back.
Fashionista:"Ok.. I'mma swim over there now! Bye!!" I watch as she paddles farther from the shore,seeing the white fabric from her bathing suit get farther away. I swim a little myself until.. the same cop makes an announcement:
Cop:"Everyone that's in the water and on the beach..You are no longer allowed to have contact with the fugitives in tunnels or relatives of them!" I froze. I haven't even talked to Runner in years! I don't know if she's even still alive! I then remember..My friend The Cook is a close relative to the Pastafairan, another person in the tunnels. I swim over to The Fashionista, who looks extremely upset, and I sit on the rock with her.
"Why are we not allowed to talk to them anymore..? What's going on?"
Fashionista:"You remember what happened a few days ago?"
"Yes."
Fashionista:"Well.. there's rumors that The Founder was killed trying to defend the people in the tunnels and the ones that were captured."
"W-what?!"
Fashionista:"Yeah..No one's safe Merchant. Not right now."
I hug her, and she hugs me back. Then we kissed. We actually kissed. I've known this woman for years, and they were the most happiest years ever.
"Wow.."
Fashionista:"Mhm.."
"Um..wanna head back?"
Fashionista:"Sure!"
We swim to shore, dry off, change, and walk back to the house to see a note on my doorstep, I read it:
"To my dear friend The Merchant, by the time you read this, I might be in the government's custody or worse..dead. I'm not allowed to talk to you anymore because my sister is in the tunnels. I wished I went with her, so I know she'll be safe, I wish you luck and I hope this ridiculousness ends soon..and if I do die, don't cry over me. I enjoyed my time being in the trio with you and The Galaxian. I don't regret the time spent with you. They're coming to take me now, I must go, goodbye, The Cook."
I drop the note, speechless, My sadness turned into rage. I promise Cook, I will find you.
End of Chapter 4..