Knock knock

I was depressed after what had happened. Now I stood at behind the firm stone door of the ruins, completely shunned away from the rest of the world. In my eyes tears ran freely. I recalled that the day where I got the news of the death of my father. It was a breezy afternoon and I was out with Chara. It was an amzing day to begin with, we had a whole hour of fun until my father's sick kick, Alphys, came to find me.

"I'm so sorry... Dr. Lenore... Your father... He fell into the CORE along with his 5 other companions."

I stood dead in my tracks.

"He... Wha....t...."

I was stunned in silence. My father, the greatest royal scientist of all time... dead?

"This must have been a mistake... Alphys, please, tell me this is a joke?"

She said nothing. But the look on her face. It shows it all. I bent down and in the arms of Chara, I wept.

After the episode, I had to accept the fact that my father had died. nobody would have survived that fall anyway, especially not into the CORE. My father had said that. Tears still lingered in my eyes as I collected whatever possessions my father had in the lab. They were mostly just blueprints and notes from previous experiments. I packed them all neatly in alphabatical order into cardboard boxes I found lying around. Soon after, I realised that I had no where to go. I had spent my whole 17 years of life in this very lab and never left it since. Where shall I go?

I didn't like the town anyways, it was loud. Waterfall? Too wet. Hotlands... Never. After contemplating here and there I suddenly recalled a place that my father had once said - the ruins. The most secluded place I could find, plus I don't want people coming up and giving me their sincere condolences, it honestly makes me feel worst.

So here I am. In the ruins for the past 2 years. I wonder what is going on with Chara and Alphys, two of my very best buds. I wiped my tears away and sat down onto the cold hard floor, my back against the door as I drifted away...

Knock, knock...

Huh... Wait, who could be at my door? I thought nobody knew about the ruins except for me...

I replied unknowingly "Who's there."

The guy at the other guy seemed very surprised that I was there. I heard him mutter that he didn't expect a girl to reply him. Pooh, rude. I rolled my eyes.

"Dishes," He said.

"Dishes who?" I said.

"Dishes a very bad joke."

"Hahahahahahahaha..." I laughed and laughed. I can't believed I actually laughed! It feels so good to laugh again... After for such a long time.

"Hey bro..." I said, my stomach still painful from laughter.

"Yes?"

"Mind if you come back tomorrow... For the jokes?"

"Sure thing, after all, you're a great audience."