Chapter 5 opposit day

It was an early Saturday morning. Lori was snoozing off in bed but was awoken to the sound of giggling. She looked under her bed sheet to find her younger sisters, Leni and Luan. They were wearing party hats. Luan blew on a party horn.

"Happy birthday, Lori!" They both shouted.

It cuts to the siblings celebrating Lori's birthday.(though it isn't actually her birthday) They made her a cake, they play pin the tail on the donkey, and they all bring her presents. Then Lori breaks up the party.

"Guys! It's literally not my BIRTHDAY! My birthday is three months away!"

Lori storms off to her room. Everyone looks at Leni in confusion. Leni smiles sheepishly.

"Oops." Leni said nervously. "I must have gotten my party planning schedule mixed up with my shopping day schedule. My bad."

Lori went to her room and slammed the door. "Ugh! I can't stand my siblings!"

Just then, Lori's phone rang. She noticed she got a call from a college teacher. She answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hello. Is this Lori Loud?" Said a female voice.

"Yes."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Mrs. Taber." The college teacher replied. "I'm calling because you're applying to go to my Royal Woods college after high school."

Lori now remembered that she was going to be interviewed to get into a college.

"Yeah, I was going to be interviewed." Lori stated.

"That's right. I was planning to come to your house." Mrs. Taber mentioned. "I already have your address.

"That sounds great." Lori replied.

"Alright, as long as there's no loud or wild siblings." Mrs. Taber said.

"Oh, there's none of...wait, did you say siblings?"

"Yeah. I can't tell how many people failed an interview because of any annoying siblings."

"Siblings. Uh-"

"Well anyway, I'll be coming by tomorrow to interview you at noon. See you then." Mrs. Taber replied and hung up. Lori hung up too.

"My siblings! I'm not going to be accepted into a good college with them around." Lori said to herself. "Whatever a perfect family would do, they do the opposite."

Then Lori got an idea.

"Opposite. Opposite…"

The next day, Lori put her plan into action. She woke up early and started playing a trumpet. This woke Luan up from her sleep. She left her room to see Lori playing her trumpet in the hallway.

"Uh Lori?" Luan asked. "Why are playing a trumpet so early in the morning?"

"Trumpet? This is my water funnel." Lori stated, pouring a bottle of water into the trumpet. The water spills out at the bottom. "See?"

She throws the trumpet away and runs around childishly. "Come on Luan! Tackle me!"

Luan looked concerned. "Lori, you need bed rest."

Luan ran up to her and started pushing her to her room. "I'll keep you safe until you're well again."

"Oh, I get it." Lori said."You don't know what day it is today, do you?"

"Uhh, Wednesday?"

"Why, it's Opposite Day of course."

Luan was confused.

"You mean you've never heard of it?" Lori asked surprised. "Boy, have you been missing out? Opposite Day is the one day of the year where you get to act differently. Usually, I'm bossy and uptight. But today I'm friendlier and carefree."

"Does everyone know about Opposite Day?" Luan asked.

"Oh sure. It's a game. Get it?"

"Oh, a game."

"Yeah! Usually, you're goofy and comedic. So what are you gonna be today?"

"Serious and unamusing!" Luan said happily. "Yay!"

"Yeah!" Lori encouraged before her tone changed. "Why don't you get a jump on it."

"Ok. I love- I mean, I hate Opposite Day."

Luan said giggling and went back to her room.

"Yes!" Lori cheered once Luan was gone. "This plan is working great after all."

Luna woke up from her sleep and yawned. "Morning sis, what's going on?"

"Luna, today's Opposite Day and-" Luan remembered she had to act more serious. "Today's Opposite Day and I'm just gonna lay in bed all day."

"Opposite Day? Really?" Luna questioned.

"Yeah." Luan said, getting cozy in her bed. "Too bad it only comes once a year, huh Luna?"

"Dude-"

"Luna! Where's your holiday spirit?"

"I mean, dudette."

"That's better."

Just then, there was a knock at their door.

"Ah company." Luan said happily before changing her tone. "I hate company. Who is it?"

"It's me, Leni." The blonde girl answered.

"Leni...go away! I never want to see you again." Luan barked before giggling. Luna also giggled.

But Leni took this seriously and burst into tears. "Waaah! Luan doesn't love me anymore!"

"That's right!" Luan replied, opening the door. "You're my worst sister!"

Leni continued to cry.

"Leni, calm down." Luan said. "You're not really my worst sister. It's just Opposite Day."

"Opposite Day?" Leni said, cheering up. "Hey, I've heard of that!"

"You have?"

"No. What is it?"

"Well, whatever you normally do, today, you just do the opposite." Luan explained.

"Oh. Let me try! Let me try!" Leni held her breath until she turned light blue.

"Leni! Leni breathe!" Luan begged. Leni exhales and pants.

"Not that opposite." Luan said. "Let me show you how to do it the wrong way!"

It cuts to a montage of Luan and Leni doing opposite things. Luan dyed her hair blonde and wore Leni's clothes and Leni dyed her hair brown and wore Luan's clothes. When they were eating, Cliff sat at the table and ate like a human while Luan ate out of Cliff's food bowl like an animal. She meowed like a cat. Leni was sitting in Cliff's kitty litter box and meowed like a cat also. Leni and Luan walked backwards causing Leni to trip and stumble into the wall. They also talked and laughed backwards as Luan was telling an Opposite Day joke to Leni. Now, Leni fully understood about Opposite Day.

"Wanna help me with some chores around the house, worst sister?" The comedian asked.

"Nope." The fashionista replied, then smiled.

The two siblings both laughed, enjoying the holiday. Meanwhile, Lori is in her room getting prepared for her interview. She just finished cleaning her room.

"It's nearly noon and literally not a peep from any of my siblings." Lori said. "I guess Luan spread the word about Opposite Day."

Lori walked downstairs and heard noises coming from outside.

"What the heck is that?" Lori asked and went outside. She gasped at what she saw. There were trashcans knocked over and a pile of garbage leading to the backyard. Lori ran to the backyard and saw another mess caused by Luan and Leni. They brought out lawn chairs and knocked over over.

"What are you guys doing?!" The angry blonde asked.

"Oh, hi-I mean, goodbye Lori." Luan greeted. "Isn't Opposite Day (giggles) terrible?"

Luan laughs and Lori growls.

"I'll tell you what's terrible!" Lori said. "Living with you. You're one of the most annoying siblings ever!"

"Gee, that's the nicest thing Lori has ever said to me." Luan smiled.

Lori facepalms. "If Mrs Taber sees this mess, she'll never accept me into her college."

"Isn't it beautiful?" Leni asked, admiring the mess they made.

"On Opposite Day, it is." Luan replied.

Just then, Lori came with some trash bags.

"Out of the way guys!"

Lori started collecting the trash and put it in the bags. Luan and Leni watched.

"I don't get it." Luan said. "We made the yard dirty which means we're really cleaning it. But now Lori's cleaning it which means she's messing it up."

Leni stared at Luan blankly.

"But the opposite of clean is filth. And filth is clean which means Lori's making the yard a wreck. But normally, I wouldn't clean my own room unless it was chore day. So that must mean Lori is being the opposite of Lori which means she's Luan.

Aha! I totally understand everything now! I must be the opposite of Luan by being-"

She grabs a pulls out a blonde wig. "Lori."

"Hey, I wanna be opposite too." Leni complained.

Luan pulled out another short blonde wig and gave it to Leni. "It's a good thing I have these spare blonde wigs from my comedy classes."

Leni made her long hair into a ponytail and put on the short blonde wig. "Yeah! I'm Lori! I'm Lori!"

"Wait, it's not enough to look like Lori to be opposite." Luan mentioned. "You have to act like her too. (does a Lori impression) I'm literally going to text Bobby Boo Bear all day. (pretends to text him) Now you try."

"Ok." Leni replied. "I'm Lori! I'm Lori! Lori! Lori! Lori!"

Leni did a little dance and Luan joined her.

"We're Lori! We're Lori! Lori! Lori! Lori!"

Luan and Leni ran to the front yard. Luan opened the front door for Leni. "After you, Mrs. Lori."

"Why thank you, Mrs. Lori."

"You're welcome, Mrs. Lori."

The two siblings went inside. Lori was now in the backyard getting ready to put the lawn chairs away.

"Opposite Day." She grumbled. "Next it'll be Go Jump Off A Cliff Day."

As Lori got started with chairs, Ms. Taber arrived to the Loud residence with her car.

"Oh my." The woman said. "The house is even more beautiful in person."

She walks up to the house and knocks on the door. Luan opens it. She is now wearing Lori's eyeshadow, earrings, tank top, shorts, and shoes.

"Hello Lori." Mrs. Taber greeted.

"Hey. You must be here for something important." Luan said.

"I'm here for the interview, remember?" Mrs. Taber stated. "By the way, your voice sounds different than it was on the phone."

"Yeah, everyone says that." Luan said.

They walked into the living room.

"Alright, let's get started." Mrs. Taber said. "I want to know all the positive things about you."

"Positive things. Opposite Day." Luan said to herself before speaking out loud. "I'd love too. I boss my siblings around text my boyfriend too much."

"Oh. Well, um-"

"Please, let me finish. I'm super lazy, I make messes, and I sometimes fart when no one's looking."

The lady wasn't sure how to respond.

"Now, would you like to see my room?" Luan asked.

"Well, I guess-"

"I won't take no for an answer." Luan replied. She laughs then stops.

"Please follow me."

Luan leads Mrs. Taber to Lori and Leni's room. "Well, this is my room. Isn't it horrible?"

"I see you share this room." Mrs. Taber added, noticing the two beds. She sees a painting of Lori's boyfriend, Bobby.

"This is a nice painting." She complimented.

Suddenly, Leni, fully dressed up as Lori, bursts her head through the painting. "Thank you."

Mrs. Taber screams and falls on her back in surprise.

"Who's that?!"

"I'd like to introduce you to my sister Lori." Luan said.

"You're both Lori?"

"I'm Lori. She's Lori." Luan explained.

"We're both Lori." Leni and Luan said at the same time.

Meanwhile, Lori had just put the last chair away in the storage. "Well, that's done. At least it's been quiet around here."

Lori goes to the front yard and sees the car in front of their driveway.

"Who's car is this?"

She went to get a closer look and noticed a sign in the front that said "Royal Woods College". Lori knew what this meant.

"Aaah! NO!"

Inside the house, Luan, Leni, and Mrs. Taber we're back in the living room. Luan as Lori was playing a trumpet. Mrs. Taber wasn't enjoying this.

"I don't want to hear anymore." The women said.

"Ok." Luan replied and continued to play.

"I really don't want to hear anymore." Mrs. Taber begged.

"I hear you loud and clear." Luan continued to play.

"Stop!" Lori yelled, entering the house. "Get away from her!"

Lori ran up to the college principal. "I'm so sorry, ma'am. I hope these two twerps haven't harmed you in any way."

"Who are you?" Mrs. Taber asked.

"Why, I'm Lori."

Mrs. Taber wasn't amused and glared at Lori. "What kind of fool do you take me for? She's Lori! She's Lori! You're Lori! I'm Lori! Are there any more Lori's I should know about?!"

Lily appeared dressed up as Lori too. "Poo poo."

"I'm outta here."

Mrs. Taber began to leave as Lori tried to stop her.

"Ma'am please!" Lori cried. "What about my interview?"

"I wouldn't interview you if you were the last Lori on earth!" The lady snapped before leaving.

"Wait!" Lori started.

"Don't!" Luan added.

"Go!" Leni added.

Lori ran after the college principal. She grabbed onto her leg and the women dragged her along the ground.

"Please interview me!" Lori begged.

"Never!" The women yelled, releasing her foot and leaving in her car. She drove off. Lori began crying. Luan and Leni walked out.

"Happy Opposite Day, Lori! We hate you!" The two younger siblings said simultaneously.

Lori was furious. She stood up and smiled devilishly at Luan and Leni.

"Let me show you guys how much I hate you!" Lori said furiously as she cracked her knuckles.

Leni and Luan immediately ran for their lives as Lori chased after them. They ran down the neighborhood.

"Gee Leni, do you ever get the feeling Lori loves us too much?" Luan asked Leni.

"Happy Opposite Day!" The oldest blonde yelled as she continued to chase after her two younger sisters.

Epilogue

Lori is in her room texting Bobby on her phone. She was still mad at Luan and Leni. Just then, Leni and Luan entered the room.

"Um Lori?" Leni started, but Lori ignored them. "We want to apologize for what we did today. We were just celebrating Opposite Day."

Lori sighed. "Guys, there is no Opposite Day. I just made up the holiday so you guys would behave yourselves and I would pass my interview to go to a perfect college."

"Oh." Luan replied. "Why didn't you tell us about the interview?"

"Yeah, we would've stayed out of your way." Leni added. "I know how important that college was to you."

Lori thought about what Leni said. "I guess I made things worse. I should have been honest with you guys. I'm sorry guys."

Leni and Luan looked apologetic. "We're sorry too."

"But did you guys really have to dress up as me?" Lori questioned.

"Yep. Those costumes made us look a-LORI-ble." Luan laughed.

Lori just rolled her eyes at Luan's little pun.

"But I really wanted to go to that college after high school." Lori said sadly. "I guess I'll have to find another one."

"Mom and Dad said there are other colleges in Royal Woods that are really good." Leni mentioned.

Lori gasped. "Bobby just texted me. He said he found a good college for the both of us. He already passed an interview."

"That's totes great, Lori." Leni congratulated.

"Yeah, I hope you get in." Luan added.

"Thanks guys." Lori said. "And next time I'll make things go according to schedule the right way."

"Alright. Well, goodnight guys." Luan said.

"Goodnight." Leni and Lori said.

And with that out of the way, everyone was now getting ready for bed. Lori was happy her problem was solved after all.