Chapter 6: Mysterious Phenomenon
Lincoln in his orange pajamas was tossing and turning on his bed in his blanket as the moon light flow through his window. He breathes heavily while swinging his arms around. He was whispering "no" and "stop" in his sleep. He then shot back up with his eyes wide opens. He looks around with sweat running down his forehead. The nightmare he was trapped in was the days that he was in the cabin with the old man.
"Why... Why would he do those weird things to me? What did he want from me?" Lincoln whispered as he run his face. "I need to think this through."
The preteen got off his bed and head to his door. He opens the door slowly and top row in the hallway. Lucky for him that there wasn't any items the sisters left that would cause noises if he steps in them. He made his way to the restroom. He enters the dark room and turns the light on with the light switch. He winces at the unexpected flash to his eyes. Lincoln approaches the sink and witnesses his exhausted and tired expression.
His hair was a mess, bags were under his eyes, and his sweat made him look disgusted to face. He turns the knob for the cold water to stream out of the sink fossil. He gathers the cold water in his hands and splashes it on his face. The coldness cool him off with its soothing sensation and he sigh in relief. He did it again to feel the sensation of comfort to his face. He wipes the water off his face with his hand and look at himself in the mirror.
Lincoln jump back and scream in surprise of his reflection. The reflection of him with blood on his lower half of his face, dark eyes with red pupils and a menacing grin with sharp teeth. He walks out of the restroom and sprint to his room. He slams the door hard and lean on it out of breath from the frightening appearance of his reflection. He opens the door to look at the restroom with the light on. He didn't want to walk back there, yet someone exit the room.
Lucy opens the door and enters the way. She looks around to see if there was any spirit around. She swears she just heard a ghost cry from its misery in the afterlife. She then turn at the restroom and was curious about the light turn on with the door open. The glooming little girl still believe a ghost has open the bathroom door and turn on the light, but it could just be one of her family members wake up and forgot to turn off the light. She signs as she turns the bathroom light off and closes the door. She then walks back to her room while Lincoln closes his door.
"What was that?" asked Lincoln still seeing the horrified reflection. "I guess I just need to go back to sleep."
It was now morning in the morning; the loud sisters were getting out of each of their rooms and were battling for a spot to use the restroom. As loud and a bit chaotic it was with the large family, one family member was still sleep from the loud bickering. Lisa, who was the first to finish brushing her teeth, was going to get her room when she notice Lincoln wasn't with them brushing his teeth. She looks at his room ahead of the hallway and shook her head.
She walks to his room and knock on the door. The small genius was going to speak if it wasn't for a sudden slam on the ceiling in his room. She backs away from the noise a bit off guard before she knocks again.
"Lincoln, as much as you are recovering, you still need to go to school. Mother and father told us you can take your medication with you to school," Lisa mentioned, yet no response.
The little sister became worry to not hear anything from her. This made her reach for the doorknob and open the door. She enters the room seeing the various comic books and action figures her brother has in his room. She looks at his bed to see it empty much to her confusion. She looks around the room as his snores can be heard. She couldn't find him in his room, yet she look up to see Lincoln sleeping comforting on the ceiling.
"Lincoln?!" Lisa shouted in shock.
This made Lincoln to wake up and fall to the bed. He looks around alerted.
"What! Where! What!?" he was just speaking in rubbish.
Lincoln looks at his little sister seeing a surprise on her face.
"Oh, it just you Lisa. I thought you were Lucy who woke me up. Just don't surprise me like that."
Lisa wanted to mention how in physics that her older brother was on the ceiling. She try to speak the words won't come out. Lincoln looks at her strangely like he did something.
"Lisa is there something wrong?" asked Lincoln in concern.
Lisa struggle to say something before Lincoln realize something.
"Oh, you just want to wake me up to get ready. Don't worry I will get ready as soon as you leave. I need my privacy."
Lisa just leave as she was told and she closes the door, still in a trance not believing whether or not her only brother was sleeping on the sleeping. There was no possibility a human can sleep on a ceiling, let alone anything due to gravity pull people down to the ground. This was something she needs to research on right after Lincoln comes home from school.
Now in school, Clyde was sitting on his desk as the class was about to begin. He waits for Lincoln to come, but he didn't arrive yet. Almost everyone was ready to go to school when a white headed boy enters the class. Lincoln looks around to make eye contact with his friends, who smile and wave at him. Lincoln smile and wave when the teacher Ms. Johnson approaches him.
"Welcome back Lincoln, are you ready to learn the new unit?" Ms. Johnson asked.
"Yelp, and I'll do my best to make up any assignments I missed," respond Lincoln.
"Oh don't worry about that, I have excused you from your horrible incident. If you feel uncomfortable during the day at whatever time go to the office."
"Okay, I'll remember that."
Lincoln walks to his desk where he was doing his classwork just like the rest of the students in the room. Clyde wishes he can have a talk to Lincoln about the kidnapping and what happen to him. He had a superstition that his friend is trying to hide something wrong.
The bell rings for the students to go to the cafeteria and get their lunch. Lincoln and Clyde was sitting on their usual sit. It was pizza Mondays and the two were just eating. Clyde continues to watch Lincoln as he notice his friend's looks a bit disgusted by his food in his mouth.
"Um are you alright Lincoln?" asked Clyde,
Lincoln looks at him with his attention as he stops eating his food and swallow whatever piece of pizza he was eating.
"I don't know why my pizza tastes a bi funny," he answered.
"What do you mean by that Lincoln? Pizza is great food to eat, even from the school."
"I know that buddy, but something about mines seems a bit off."
The two look at each other wondering what is wrong with the pizza when...
"Hey Loud!" shouted a voice.
"Oh no," whispered Lincoln as a tall white boy with black hair and brown eye look at him from behind.
Every kid in the cafeteria stopped on what they were doing to watch someone behind Lincoln. The boy was wearing blue jeans, black shirt with a skull on it, and a red beanie.
"Hey I heard you were kidnapped by some old dude who killed himself. Did he do something funny to you?"
The bully was chuckling waiting for Lincoln's answer. Clyde really didn't like the bully for many reasons, but this one was a monster. He can hurt anybody just for his own entertainment. This was a living monster. Lincoln stay quiet as the bully was waiting for him to answer.
"Come on Loud, you can be honest with me. I know many kidnapped victims stay quiet because something truly bad happened, so say something or else I'll get it out of you."
"Why don't you leave him alone!?" asked Clyde, who couldn't stand watching Lincoln getting bullied after what he has gone through."
"What did you say you...?"
The bully was going to approach Clyde when a hand landed on his shoulder. The bully looks to see Lincoln with a fist approach his face. The bully fell with his face aching as the students in the cafeteria gasped in shock. The bully got up holding his nose in pain.
"Oh, you are going to pain for that Loud!"
The bully was about to punch Lincoln if his fist wasn't caught. Lincoln holds the bully's fist before he pushes him to the floor. The bully got up as everyone watch in awe. The bully got up and tries to hit Lincoln. Lincoln just simply dodges every single hit coming at him. The bully then tried to grab Lincoln, but Lincoln throws him over his shoulder and he fell to the floor once again. Lincoln made a fist and strike at the bully. The bully moves his head to see Lincoln's fist hit the floor. The floor cracks making the bully get up quickly and became terrified of the white headed boy.
"Hey relax man, you almost smash my head!" the bully panicked as he was backing away from Lincoln.
"Then you should leave me and my friend alone before I'll do something worse to you," said Lincoln.
The bully glares at him before he just turns around and walks out of the cafeteria. Everyone looks at Lincoln in disbelief as he felt uncomfortable being stared at. Lincoln then sat back down and looks at Clyde.
"Sorry for causing a scene, I didn't want him to hurt you man."
"It's okay, I didn't want him to bully after what you have gone through," said Clyde as he too was shock to see what Lincoln has done. "But hey it could get worse."
"Lincoln Loud, can you please go to the principal's office," announced a speaker in the school.