Chapter 13
Tricking Pinky
Andy pretends to have a new box of crayons. Pinky, intrigued by the prospect of new art supplies, edges closer to the TV. Snakey, suspicious but loyal, follows closely behind his friend.
Andy’s heart hammered against her ribs like a trapped bird. The cheerful, bouncy music that usually filled her room was now a frantic, discordant jumble, a soundtrack to her utter terror. Pinky, the pink square who was supposed to be her best cartoon friend, and Snakey, the slithery, giggling friend, were real. And they were out. They were in her room, and they weren't smiling their usual happy cartoon smiles anymore. Their smiles were wide, too wide, stretching across their square and serpentine faces with a chilling, unnatural glee.
She’d tried everything she could think of. The glitter bomb had been a spectacular, shimmering failure, only making them sneeze glitter everywhere and laugh even harder. Snakey’s surprise attack with his surprisingly strong coils had nearly wrapped her up like a present, and Crystal Lizard, bless his bubbly, oblivious heart, had just kept trying to offer her a pretend cookie while the real danger loomed. Andy’s knowledge of Pinkys the Pink Square lore was her only weapon, but so far, it felt like trying to fight a hurricane with a feather.
Now, huddled behind her sturdy wooden desk, Andy’s mind raced. She needed a new plan, something that would use Pinky’s one true weakness: her insatiable love for drawing and new art supplies. Andy remembered the episode where Pinky had been so excited about a new set of rainbow chalk, she’d forgotten all about Snakey’s birthday. That was it.
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