Chapter 7:
Louie:
He hated Lisa, he already decided.
She was supposed to keep them together, how could she do this?
She didn't talk to him much on the way there and when she did, he ignored her.
"It won't be much longer"She says.
He also decided he hated Gladstone, he should've taken them with him, how could he be so- so mean? Donald wouldn't have done that. To anyone! Let alone his own family.
He was starting to get car sick as he watched the sky through the window. He wanted out of the car but he also didn't want to go wherever she was taking him...
"We're here!"She said so happily that it made him feel even more sick, he refused to get out of the car at first. Lisa had to drag him out.
"Come on"She said.
Louie walked up to the house following Lisa, he wasn't as nauseous as before but he was feeling shy and uneasy, not knowing what to expect. It was even worse without his brothers, he wondered where they were or what they were doing. He was so terrified of what might happen to him, his brothers provided a certain comfort, if something went wrong they could help him through it. But now he was alone.
Lisa knocked on the door and a very serious looking woman answered,
"Hello"The woman greeted.
"Hello, I'm Lisa and this is Louie".
The woman scoffed as soon as she heard the name Louie. "I'm mrs Rüppell"She held out her hand to shake Louie's, "Pleased to meet you Llewelyn."
He winced hearing his full name which seemed to interest her for some reason.
"Come in why don't you"She says leading them into the house.
"Thanks"Lisa said in her annoyingly chipper voice, "It's very kind of you to take Louie in, I'm sure he'll be on his best behavior, right?"
Louie looked at Lisa and then looked away refusing to answer. He didn't want to be here, he wanted to go home with his brothers where life was easier.
"No doubt"Mrs Rüppell smiles, "Is there anything else we should discuss?"
"I think we've cleared most of it on the phone plus it's not like you've never done this before"Lisa says.
"Alright then"Mrs Rüppell says, still smiling for no apparent reason.
Just like that. Lisa was gone. Louie didn't want Lisa to leave, he already decided he didn't like her, but he's now decided he dislikes Mrs Rüppell more and he didn't trust either or them.
Llewelyn.."
"Its Louie"He corrected.
She raised an eyebrow, her voice so deep and strict. She continued: "Louie, there is a certain way we do things here. We have rules and I expect you to follow them. Understood?"
"Okay..."
"First of all you will treat every adult here with proper respect. I expect you address Mr Rüppell and I as sir or ma'am. You will say please and thank you and you will not ask for more then we give you, neither will you take less, you will be grateful for what we give you, do you understand?"
"Yes.."
Her eyes widened as if he forgot something.
"Ma'am"He added quickly.
"Good. If and when you break our rules there will be consequences."
'If and when?' It's almost like she already knows him. "What kind of consequences?"Louie asked.
"You don't want to find out"She said which made Louie more nervous then before, "Next, you will have chores to do every day and I expect them done, you are not to go out, you will go to school then come straight home. Understand?"
He just remembered they were on summer break, that meant Louie was staying here all day.
"You will be enrolling in St. Mary Louis academy in September, not optional."
So now louie's going to a different school all together, did she know he had brothers? Louie was kind of scared to talk back to her so he didn't say anything about it, "I guess..."
"There are more things you'll need to understand but first let me show you to your room."
Louie felt like he was in one of those creepy gothic movies, not that he watches those often but he did watch them when there was nothing else on tv, he remembers one about an orphan being shoved into a scary room covered in red paint, it was haunted by the ghost of her uncle...
He should really stop thinking about it before it impacts his thoughts to the point of no return.
"You'll be sharing with our youngest boy Tristan, it'll be a bit uncomfortable but you're lucky to get a room at all. Correct?"
Louie wasn't sure what he was supposed to do, so he just looked away from her pretending he wasn't listening when really he was just scared.
"You will be on your best behavior while you are staying with us."She says, "We will talk more after dinner, get yourself settled, wash up and come downstairs."
He walked into the room after she walked away and couldn't believe what he saw, a crib on one side of the room with a one year old and a mattress with a single sheet and a pillow on the floor.
'Oh yeah', he thought sarcastically, 'Home sweet home.'
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. had some technical difficulties with this chapter...just like my life smh ️ anyway, i hope you enjoyed, feel free to comment what you think will/should happen next.