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First face reveal. Emma Mackey as Tessa Sinclair
"It looks so disgusting!" I complained. "Well stop at it!" Rory scolded me. I put the sunglasses on and sighed.
"Well you have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, to check if it's viral or bacterial," Mom reassured me.
Yep, I have pinkeye.
My eye was all oozy and gross. "You can walk around town though," Rory reassured me. "Just have to keep your hands off your boyfriend for a few days."
I pouted. "It looks so disgusting," I moaned.
Mom put some Purell on my desk and gave me a sad smile. "Well at least it's October, you'd make a convincing zombie."
I couldn't help but smile. Some asshat in school gave it to me. Hopefully it'll go away soon.
***
"The bottom line is that too many birds are landing on the street lights," Taylor complained at the town meeting. "And relieving themselves on people who pass by, they seem to be doing it on purpose."
"If anyone has a picture of Taylor getting crapped on by a bird, I'll pay top dollar," Luke piped up.
"All animals have to do that, what makes you think you can stop birds?" Miss Patty asked him rhetorically.
"We'll put sharp metal spikes on top of the fixtures," Taylor stated. "When they land, they're shish kebob."
"That counts as animal abuse and animal cruelty!" I piped up. A man suddenly walked in. "Uh excuse me?" he muttered in a Spanish accent. "I'm looking for..ah there she is, Patricia."
"Oooooooh!" the entire hall said in unison. "Oh stop it," Miss Patty blushed. "I'll be out soon Jésús, patience."
"Who's the fox?" Babette piped up. "I met him at a funeral, great dancer, Latin," Miss Patty smirked.
"Ooooooh," we all teased her. "People!" Taylor yelled. "I take it no one is on board with the bird spikes."
"Let Miss Patty's date begin!" Mom announced. "There's one more thing," Taylor spoke up. "The odd man, with the backpack on his back all the time, has put in an absurd request to protest in the town square, which I'm refusing, so meeting adjourned."
I met up with Tessa outside. "I know you like vampires but it's a bit weird to be wearing sunglasses inside," she poked fun at me.
I lifted them up and she gagged once she saw my disgusting eye. "OH GOD!"
"Some ass-clown gave me pinkeye," I sighed. I spotted Jess getting out of a car across the street. "Don't tell him I have pinkeye or else I'll be single again," I muttered to Tessa.
We walked across the street and Tessa looked shocked. "You got a car?"
"Yeah, I got a car," he grumbled. "Luke won't get off my back."
Jess looked up at me. "You realise it's night time, right?"
"We actually watched the Matrix yesterday and Lorelai said that she bets Heather can't wear her sunglasses everywhere like Neo so she's proving her wrong," Tessa said, lying her ass off.
"Hmm, now tell me the real reason," Jess looked at me. "How did you afford the car?" Tessa retorted. "Seriously?" he rolled his eyes. "Take it from someone who worked at Luke's, he doesn't pay much," Tessa shot back.
Okay, this is getting weird. "Okay," I spoke up for the first time. "Tess I need the drops so can we go?"
"Hang on," Tessa stopped me. "Where was Hezzy in the decision making?"
"Tess, leave it," I begged her. "It doesn't matter."
"No, let her say it, she thinks I stole the money," Jess glowered. "She's not saying that," I tried to defuse the situation. "Well I have things to do," Jess grumbled. "I'm taking your sick girlfriend home," Tessa sighed, literally dragging me away. "Tessa! Heather!" Jess yelled after us but he didn't bother coming after the two of us.
"What was that?" I asked Tessa as she ushered me away. "I was trying to keep the focus away from your zombie look but come on, think about it, where did he get the money?"
"Maybe he works another job but I'm not accusing the guy I love of theft when there's no proof," I told her.
"A right Miss Marple you are," Tessa teased me.
***
"Aw too bad, I can't go," I muttered to Rory. "Why?" Rory whined. "Because I have pinkeye," I pointed to my swollen and oozy eye.
"It's Sherry's baby shower," Rory sighed. "I know, I also know that Dad is making his way back into our good books but pinkeye is contagious," I pointed out.
"You have that appointment in the morning?" Rory asked me. "Yeah, Tessa is going with me," I told her.
"Pinky and the Brain," Rory quipped. "Oi, but who's Pinky because part of her hair is pink."
"Fine, she's Pinky, you're the Brain," Rory laughed. "If you or Mom get pinkeye, I'm sorry in advance," I mumbled.
"Thank you," she looked back at her book. "That you guys will look stoned," I smirked. "Evil!" Rory hit me on the knee with her book. "Keep me posted on the baby shower," I told her.
I slept with an eyepatch on and I put the sunglasses on once I went out. "So why are you going to the doctor's if you know you have pinkeye?" Tessa asked me.
"It's to find out if it's viral or bacterial, if it's viral I have to quarantine myself inside the house, if not then yay, few eyedrops it'll go away in a few days."
"So hope for door number two?" Tessa wondered. "Yep," I muttered. Tessa opened the door for me. "Hi, Heather Gilmore, I have an appointment at eleven?"
"Ah yes, take a seat Miss Gilmore, the doctor will be with you shortly," the receptionist told me. I sat down and Tessa flipped through a magazine. "Lane went at war with Jess about the car this morning," she muttered. "Same as you?" I wondered. "More your arm and Rory's car than the money," she mumbled. "Damn," I muttered. "So your mom and Rory are in Boston?"
"Yep, you're babysitting me today," I smirked. "I'll plan an agenda," Tessa smiled. "Heather Gilmore?" the doctor announced. "Don't die in there," Tessa laughed.
I rolled my eyes and I walked in.
***
"So?" Tessa asked me as we walked out. "Bacterial," I smiled. "It'll go away in a couple of days, the doctor told me not to go to school until it's definitely gone."
"So you want me to put them in your eye?" Tessa asked as we sat down on a bench. "It's gonna be gross," I warned her. She put the drops onto my oozy eyes and I winced.
"Does it hurt?" Tessa wondered. "No, just feels weird, so Luke's?" I asked her, putting the sunglasses back on.
"Yeah," she smirked and the two of us walked across the street.
We sat down and I squirted the Purell onto my hands. "Usual?" Luke asked us. "Yeah," we nodded. "Auditioning for the Matrix?" Luke motioned at the sunglasses. I lifted them and he backed away. "Jesus Christ! What is that?!"
"Pinkeye," I mumbled. "Jess was going on and on about the sunglasses," Luke rolled his eyes. "You okay?"
"Yeah, it'll be gone in a few days," I said. Some of the customers were looking at me. "Okay, how about you two eat upstairs to prevent the stares?" Luke offered. "Fine by us," me and Tessa said in unison and we headed upstairs.
Luke brought up our burgers and he looked at me. "Did Jess talk about the car with you?"
I shook my head. "He didn't steal it, that's just not him."
"Okay, it's weird seeing you with sunglasses all the time," Luke muttered. I took them off and put them in my bag.
"So Jess doesn't know about your pinkeye then?" Luke mumbled. "Nope," I popped the p.
***
Tessa had to go back to her parents to eat dinner which left me alone, reading with my eyepatch on. I heard a knock on my door, which sounded heavy.
I got up and walked downstairs. I opened the door to find a pissed off Jess on the other side. "First the Matrix now Goonies?"
"Okay, it's a little more complicated than that," I muttered. "I didn't steal the money!" he insisted. "I never said or thought that you did," I told him. "Okay, I'll tell you how I got the money, but you have to promise not to laugh at me."
"Oh my God you're a gigolo!" I gasped.
"Heather!"
"Sorry," I muttered. "I work at Walmart," he admitted. "Walmart?" I was quite shocked. "Walmart," he confirmed.
I bit my lip. "Okay."
He frowned. "You're quiet, what's up?"
"Just trying to picture you in a blue vest," I giggled. "Aw come on!" he complained. "You didn't seriously think that I wasn't going to crack a joke did you?"
"Alright, what you hiding underneath that eyepatch?" Jess retorted.
"You really wanna know?"
"I really wanna know."
I took the eyepatch off and his eyes widened. "You have pinkeye," he sussed out. "I know, it's gross," I sighed. "Unfortunately I have to keep my hands off you till it's gone."
"Damn, it looks bad," he muttered. "It'll be gone soon but I have to wear my sunglasses in public," I told him. "You're not mad at me?" he wondered. "I'm not mad," I reassured him. "Slightly amused though."
"I'd stay but..."
"You don't wanna catch pinkeye," I sussed out. "I'll see you tomorrow."
***
Everyone was gathered in the square to see the loner guy protest the next morning, despite Taylor's objections.
As we were making our way down, I spotted Jess' car, covered in eggs. "Holy crap!" I exclaimed. "Shush," Rory giggled. "That was you guys?" I asked them in disbelief.
"Don't tell," Mom begged me. "Fine, your secret is safe with me," I gave in.
The guy tried to drop a banner from the clock tower but it was the wrong way round. He tried to turn it but it tore and fell.
"Oh well," I shrugged.
"LUKE!" Jess bellowed from across the street. "Busted," I whispered to Rory.
I went over with Luke to Jess. "Jesus!" I exclaimed. "It stinks."
"Who the hell egged my car?!" Jess grumbled. "Those are cooked," I pointed out. "They're devilled," Luke added.
"Devilled eggs?"
"I am smelling paprika," Luke muttered. "Someone prepared them, just to throw them at my car?!" Jess was gobsmacked. "They must hate you a lot," Luke laughed. "It was the guy at the garden department."
"I'll clean it up," he sighed. "Need a hand?" I offered. "Nah, it's fine, but who would do this?!"
"I don't know," I said in the tiniest sing song tone.
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I did Tessa's face reveal as requested, would you guys prefer to see Heather or Andrea next, let me know :)