Dark tales from the Loudverse
Tale : Meals at "Charlotte's" house
Chapter 5: End of the ordeal
The Loud house had resumed to a certain grade of normality and some noise, but there was a certain room where the silence was still quite prevalent.
Lisa was speechless and quite frankly quite a bit distressed at what she just saw.
Now she truly understood why her parental units and elder siblings were so out of themselves and horrified about what was on the printed photographs, the horrible truth that they tried to hide from them.
She felt her stomach turn, they just had dinner and this was the only time she had free to check the recordings.
She remember seeing Luna angrily hitting Lynn´s punching bag, Lincoln and Lynn were calm just talking on low whispers and apart from the others, Lori refusing to have breakfast and throwing up all morning, in fact she suspected those symptoms to be for the gestation of a fetus but alas she won't be an aunt yet. The one that caught her of guard was Lucy openly watching princess pony on the tv..
She close the recording of the dining room, not only she was disturbed by the violent and gory images fecting her but her knowledge of diseases that she could contract due to the sanitary practices or the ones about human meat consumption, specially if they feed her the brain there was the high chances of her obtaining a lethal spongiform encephalopathy.
Lisa got up from her desk and went to check on lily, she was taking a nap and looked so peacefully, placed a kiss on her forehead and then turned to her bed, she reached under her bed and took a box, inside was a teddy bear with a lab coat that pop-pop gave her on her birthday.
She had attended autopsies before and even went with pop-pop hunting to learn about deer anatomy, those experiences were bloody and gory, but they treated the body with respect, what that woman did was just horrible.
She got on her bed and cover herself with the blankets and hugged her bear
What style?
Detroit. [×]
NYC. [ ]
Sicilian. [ ]
Chicago. [ ]
Other (specify below)
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Type of cheese:
_any type is good_._
Sauce:
Tomato. [×]
White sauce. [ ]
BBQ. [ ]
Spicy. [ ]
Any ingredient you dislike:
Anchovies_and_olives._
Drink of choice (specify)
Soda. [×]
Ginger Ale _
Milkshake. [ ]
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Juice. [ ]
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Other:
French fries. [×]
Dessert. [ ]
vanilla ice cream _
Lola finished filling the card.
She took the last bite of the tuna sandwich the waitress gave her.
Charlotte kept her word, at 8:30 the waitress came and had a tray with toast, orange juice and a veggie omelette for breakfast,at 1 a fruit salad and yogurt and for dinner a grilled cheese sandwich and a tuna salad too and that dumb card.
"There, done." She grabbed the plastic cup and finished her juice. "So, what's your name? Why you do this?"
"Je ne parle anglais, coquine"
Her voice was super low and raspy and the mask distorted it a bit, Lola was taken by surprise, she just wanted to fill the silence, she wasn't expecting a response. Before Lola could think of anything else the waitress took the tray and left the place.
"Wait, did she insulted me?"
Bored
She was bored out of her mind, she had done practically all she could do in that stupid room, the doll have gone from having tea parties, a wedding, some drama, cheating and more. She had drawn a lot of things and even wrote a story of her becoming the queen of an alien race that visited the earth, she tried to train for her routines but she lacked her equipment and someone to tell her what was wrong with her routine. she had eaten all her bread and her bag of candies was almost gone. She had inspected every inch of the room and found just some spare change and a scrunchie
4:45
ughhhhh
only 5 minutes passed since the last time she checked the clock and that was driving her mad. she reorganized her photos once more, from newest to old,then by amount of siblings, by prominent colors and back to newest to old.
Went to the bathroom and checked her new dress, it fitted almost perfectly, it was a bit loose and the color wasn't the best on her, it was cute but needed to be pink to be perfect.
She took a look at herself at the mirror, she no longer looked tired and those awful eye bags were finally gone, she still needed her makeup. Lola grabbed the comb and fixed a couple of messy strands of hair and go back to the room
4:58
And things have changed now, the air was permeated with the aroma of tomato bread and spices, her mouth was salivating.
The longest 2 minutes passed, this was her last dinner in this horrible room with that dumb woman and she may finally be back home
The door finally opened and the same three individuals entered the room, Charlotte was wearing the mask of a goat and a black dress and was carrying a large knife and a small cooler, the waitress had the camera again and a basket with cups and plates, the waiter had a cutting board and 2 pans.
Lola took her place at the table, the smell was amazing.
"Salutations petite fille, you look excited and hungry."
"But of course darling, you said that i may go back home if i behave or something like that." Lola smiles and puts her best puppy dog face, for her part Charlotte just sits and does a hand gestures and her assistants take thier places like the last time. "Also i love pizza "
Charlotte just smiles wide and licks her lips, unnerving Lola a little. "Really? please tell me why? do you have fond memories or something? tell me more as i cut our dinner" a cutting board is placed in front of her and a pizza is taken from the square pan
"Well..." She could see the crust of cheese on the edges, the exposed pepperonis curving up and the other meat peeking under the marinara sauce " uhmm why you want to know?"
"I'm just curious Petite fille" She cuts the thicc dish, the cheese sticking and strings of it attached as the knife is pulled to make the another cut
"No special meaning just that after winning a pageant they took us all for pizza and this is the type they had, nothing out of this world"
Charlotte signals the for the waitress to start recording and serves a slice on each plate, sliding one to Lola. "Please begging, but tell me what you think about the italian sausage"
"Ok" Lola grabs a piece of meat and and begins eating it. "it has a lot of flavor and is not as chewie as others i have eaten, i like it" Lola then grabs the whole slice and bives a big bite, as a cup of ginger ale is served to her, "is just a bit greasy"
Charlotte takes a knife and fork and cuts her slice in small chunks before eating,
Lola bites the last chunk of pizza from her plate and uses the ginger ale to gulp it down. "So… what did you mean about being the same as you?" She eyes another slice and the waiter slides it to her.
Charlotte smile as she finished eating her slice, took a napkin and cleaned the corner of her lips, she chuckled and took her cellphone, fiddled with it and music began to fill the room. "I almost forgot about the music"
I eat boys up
Breakfast and lunch
Then when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal
I eat boys up
You better run
"Tell me, do you like Ka$he?" Charlotte just stares at Lola, her unnerving smile
"I heard a couple songs, this one is new?"
I am cannibal (cannibal, cannibal, I am!)
I am cannibal (cannibal, I'll eat you up, I am!)
I am cannibal (cannibal, cannibal, I am!)
I am cannibal (cannibal, I'll eat you up)
A tingling sensation ran down her spine from hearing those lyrics, the ever present unnerving smile and how her employees fidgeted and looked uncomfortable as they saw them eat, Lola Put two and two togheter and wias wishing for a three or five.
Whenever you tell me I'm pretty
That's when the hunger really hits me
Your little heart goes pitter-patter
I want your liver on a platter
Use your finger to stir my tea
And for dessert, I'll suck your teeth
Be too sweet, and you'll be a goner
(Yeah) I'll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer
Lola stared at her plate, suddenly it looked like the worst thing she had seen all her life, her stomach was churning and felt nauseous. "Please tell me i'm making wild and wrong suppositions about this, tell me why did you took me from the park?" Lola began sniffing
I eat boys up
Breakfast and lunch
Then when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal
I eat boys up
You better run
"I didn't plan to take you, i had someone else in mind but he had an accident the previous night, you are just some collateral damage figuratively speaking. Wrong hour, wrong day and wrong circumstances, i took a huge risk and it paid off" she took another bite size chunk with the fork and began chewing on it, once she finished she looked at Lola "What kind of supposition are you talking petite fille?"
I am cannibal (cannibal, cannibal, I am!)
I am cannibal (cannibal, I'll eat you up, I am!)
I am cannibal (cannibal, cannibal, I am!)
I am cannibal (cannibal, I'll eat you up)
"Tell me this song is just some stupid coincidence" Lola did her best to tune out the song, Lola could feel her heart pounding in her chest, and a slight ringing in her ears matching the beating of her heart
"But of course, do you think i planned for that song to come out when it did? preposterous"
Charlotte took her glass and took a sip without stopping to look at Lola. "that is the only song i have that brings up cannibalism petite fille."
Lola relaxes a bit, her heart going slowly to a more normal beat.
"Yeah, i'm a cannibal and i made you one too" She lets out a sardonic laugh
"wh-what?" Lola heart began to beat hard again,her vision become blurry, that wretched song stoped who knows how long, she could only hear that mocking laugh, she took one hand to her stomach and another to her mouth, she began to gag and stopped when she felt something cold and metallic against the back of her head
"Don't you dare, i didn't spend my time cooking just so that some brat waste it like that, now, we have not finished eating so go back to eating or you'll end up being petite filet"
Lola nodded and grabbed the slice with shaky hands, tears running down her cheeks as she took a bite, she no longer felt the pressure on the back of her head, suddenly she no longer could feel the other flavors, only the meat and the texture, the urge to vomit came back but did her best to suppress it.
Lola didn't realize when everyone left, she was still on her seat with the table clean and another bag in front of her and a note attached to it
She gulped, her mouth was empty but she could still feel chunks of pizza on her mouth and the flavor. She stopped the urge to vomit once again, she didn´t know if they could see her, there was no cameras that she could see nor microphones. She felt like someone was watching her.
She grabbed the note and read:
Petite fille, you finished your meal like the good girl you are but we lost you, you moved but you were not there, you missed a good story about the bastard that try to steal from our family and how he had to watch as we ate his wife. Tomorrow you'll be free, in the bag is a new set of clothes and a wig, wear them by 10 am.
XOXO Charlotte T.
Lola didn't sleep at all that night, every time she close her eyes horrible vision of herself eating someone in her family came to torment her, she saw the clothes she was supposed to wear, a pair of sneakers, baggy pants and a red polo shirt. The wig had long black hair, for how it felt it was natural, she tried no to think about the possible implication of it, she changed her clothes and sit to wait for when she were supposed to be set free.
Lincoln was busy trying to solve the math problems on his notebook but they were just impossible, ever since Lola disappeared he didn't have the concentration to solve those problems or pay attention in class, none of his sister had.
He felt someone shaking him a bit, and saw his surroundings, everyone was looking at him, he saw that Clyde was the one that shook him.
"Lincoln, put your things on your backpack and go to the direction" His teacher spoke in a calm and understanding voice
"Why?" He was confused, he didn't do anything bad, night? maybe it was because the poor performance in school lately
"Ahh Lincoln, the Director called for you and your sisters, told you to go immediately with all your things." Clyde took Lincoln backpack and began to pack his things, Lincoln helped him and got up leaving the classroom giving only a quick goodbye.
When he arrived she saw her little sister and Lori al tearing up and smiling wide, specially Lana
"Dear brother, they found Lola"
Lincoln felt his body left his soul left his body for a fraction of a second, The source of this wasn't the usual Lucy scares but how happy and full of life it was her voice, there was no pessimism nor her usual somber tone, she almost didn't recognise the voice.
"Ok, Mom and Dad are literally waiting for us at the police station"
Lola was there freely crying on the embrace of her parents, after telling them all she knew and lived on that horrid place, how they feed her those things and how they left her at the park once again.
She hug her mom as tightly as she could, trembling with emotions and relief of seeing them again, and this not being a dream, she heard multiple voices calling her name and turned to see her sisters and Lincoln running and joining the embrace.
She felt their love, she felt so many beautiful things and could only smile when she saw Lana crying, she let go of her mother and hugged her twin with all the strength she had.
-The end-
The loud house was never the same after the events that lead to Lola kidnapping
New rules when going out were implemented, their father bought a gun, Lisa changed the tracking chips and informed everyone about them, the family become closer than ever
Lola had to go to a psychologist, she had developed night terrors and anxiety due to her ordeal, it took years to go back to a semblance of normality. She also adopted a vegetarian diet and abhorred any type of stuffed bread and pizza.
Charlotte was apprehended 5 years later, she was the granddaughter of lord Tetherby and she conducted the illegal business of the family, she was brutally murdered in prison by other inmates when they heard of the things she performed.
Lola studied laws and become a prosecutor, feeling joy and pleasure every time she got a harsh sentence for any criminal that was unfortunate enough to fall in her hands.
-Preview-
Leni felt the blade cut through the flesh as she slowly took it out, the adrenaline numbed her. Once the blade was out the blood Bagan to squirt, her blouse was stained with blood.
She took a couple of steps back and felt to her knees, tears obstruct her vision she felt all her strength leaving her and she let out a deafening scream.
Autor notes: wish i owned the Loud house but alas, i only own ideas for stories about the characters.
The song is Cannibal by Kesha, i heard that song by pure coincidence this wednesday on the radio and it gave me inspiration, i already had the chapter written but after hearing that song i had to change some things.
Originally the prologue was way longer and had Charlotte escaping and that made Lola more anxious even on her adult years but decided that i made her suffer enough.
Next story is shorter and has a certain ditzy fashionista as the protagonist of our tale.
Who do you want to see as the protagonist in a story? what did you all think about this one? any grammatical error you saw in the chapters? What are your thoughts about the OC Charlotte?