Part Six by Mary
"You
LOST your brothers?" Lois's voice boomed from the doorway.
"They were here a while ago," Francis insisted.
"Young man," Lois all but growled as she stalked into the room,
"this had
better be a very bad joke!"
"I'm...they...he," Francis finally sputtered pointing at Hyde.
"Don't look at me," Hyde shrugged. "They were my problem
when we were at
Foreman's. They became your problem when we got back here."
"SO what you two are saying is that Reese, Malcolm and Dewey are out their
somewhere in a strange city?" Lois asked.
"I guess," Francis responded.
"I know where they are," Hyde said after a moment of thought.
"Care to share with the class?" demanded Lois.
"They were miffed that they couldn't go see Superman," Hyde
explained. "We
had made plans then I bailed and Francis bailed."
"They went alone?" Lois asked.
"I doubt it," Hyde continued. "Jackie was supposed to go
to. I bet they
went with her."
"Who's Jackie?" Lois asked.
"Francis' new girlfriend," Hyde sneered.
"She's not..." Francis began.
"I don't care," Lois cut him off. "Where would they have
gone to see it?
Take me there now!"
"Yes Mam," Hyde all but saluted.
"Don't think I won't punish you like I am going to punish them," Lois
threatened.
"Sorry," Hyde mumbled and grabbed his keys.
"Let's go," Francis said.
"No way, bucko," Lois replied. "You are under house arrest
till this whole
thing gets straightened out. Maybe even longer."
"But I have a date..." Francis tried to explain.
"Since it seems I will be seeing Jackie," Lois relied, "I'll
cancel for you."
Hyde just smirked at Francis as he left the apartment, Lois close behind.
**********
Lois, with Hyde close behind, through the doors to the theater open and
stepped in. She looked around the darkness and couldn't see them.
"Reese! Malcolm! Dewey! Where the hell are you!"