Our Story begins at Great Lake City Pool.
Roberto "Bobby" Alejandro Martínez-Millán Luis Santiago Jr. is watching over in the Lifeguard position you see Bobby Santiago is a teenager and like most teenagers they desire to buy things cool things and sometimes important things. He
He was looking for a job so he can be able to buy cool and important things that he desired and so when he went job hunting he found this lifeguard job once he got accepted he was ecstatic. He'd be able to buy things he desired however the job sent him to Great Lake City which is a three hour drive from Royal Woods however Bobby desired things so naturally you need money for those things so Bobby decide to suck it up and take the job anyway and now he sits at this lifeguard spot guarding lives at the pool in this city.
Bobby notices someone log rolling on a beach ball, "Hey, no log rolling!"
Bobby notices someone using a canoe in the pool, "Hey no canoeing!"
He notices four teenagers having a chicken fight with actual chickens, "Hey no chicken fights!" Bobby's voice echoed from his megaphone.
Bobby give a satisfied smile, "That's better."
"HEY LIFEGUARD!" Someone screamed the yell was so loud it was Earth shaking and Bobby screamed like a girl and fell out of the lifeguard chair.
Bobby lays on the ground and he saw stars. Looking upward he saw Charlie Velazquest holding Sammy in his arms they both are in swim wear. The rest of the family were all dressed up in swim wear too and heading to the pool.
Bobby gave a smile, Oh, hello how can I help you guys?"
"Listen we came all the way from Royal Woods to cool off from this awful heat so you make sure our precious baby brother stays in the waiting pool." Charlie said as he tickled his baby brother.
"UNDERSTAND HE'S ONLY ALLOWED ON THE WAITING POOL!" Charlie yelled so loud that his voice sent Bobby flying all the way into the waiting pool.
Bobby had a dizzy look on his face as Sammy walked up and giggled.
We cut to Sammy splashing around in the waiting pool as Bobby watches him from his lifeguard chair.
Bobby smiled as he stared at Sammy through binoculars, "There we go, he's nice and safe."
Bobby looked around the pool and he spotted normal sites people swim in the pool, kids running to do cannonballs into the pool and plenty of women in bikinis.
Bobby blushed as he saw a brunette with sunglasses on her head in a rather revealing bikini, "Whoa! l might have to talk to her about this being a family pool."
Bobby turned to look at Sammy again and saw that he had disappeared, "What the?! Where did he go?!"
Bobby looked around and saw that Sammy was heading towards the pool before he was able to jump in Bobby grabbed him in place to back in the waiting pool, "Sorry little guy, but you got to stay in the waiting pool."
Bobby proceeded to leave as soon as he was about to sit down however he saw that Sammy was already rushing back to the pool Bobby dashed and made a break for him Sammy was about to hop right again, but Bobby grabbed him in time.
"Look little guy I know the pool's fun, but you can have just as much fun in the waiting pool so please stay there." Bobby begged.
Bobby place Sammy into the waiting pool again however not even waiting for Bobby to leave Sammy took off again Bobby tried to grab Sammy by his clothes, but he might have to slip out and now he was headed to the pool naked.
Sammy ran to the end of the pool, the deepest end of the pool. He was about to jump in, but Bobby caught him with a pool skimmer he then placed Sammy into the waiting pool.
Sammy was about to leave again when Bobby got in front of him, "I said stay in the waiting pool."
Sammy got a little scared and went back into the waiting pool.
Bobby let out a breath of air and proceeded to head back to the lifeguard chair he looks back real quick to make sure Sammy was still in the waiting pool and Sammy was about to leave, but he noticed Bobby had caught him and jumped back into the waiting pool.
Bobby gave an annoyed huff before heading back to the lifeguard chair, but then he heard Sammy laughing and saw him walking on a pool rope.
Bobby ran over to Sammy, "Hey little dude, get back here!" Bobby yelled and proceeded tightrope walking on the pool safety rope.
Sammy then somehow pulled out a pair of scissors and was going to cut the pool safety rope with Bobby walking on it Bobby noticed and proceeded to blow his whistle.
Sammy however gave a smile and proceeded to cut the pool safety rope with the pool safe rope cut it goes into the water along with Bobby as he blew his whistle.
Sammy laughed as he's about to jump into the pool however Bobby caught him with a water floatie and carried the baby back to the waiting pool.
Charlie was walking by the waiting pool and noticed that Sammy wasn't in it and was shocked.
As Bobby made his way back to the pool he glared the baby, "You know little dude I just about had it with you."
"HEY LIFEGUARD!" Charlie yelled again with his Earth shaking yell.
Bobby got scared and sent Sammy flying into a tree.
Charlie grabbed Bobby and brought him down to his level, "WHERE'S MY BABY BROTHER SAMMY?!" Charlie said with fire in his eyes.
Sammy fell out of the tree into the waiting pool which was conveniently next to the tree.
Bobby grew scared, "Well I had him and I was going to bring him to the waiting pool." Bobby pointed towards the waiting pool and the two saw Sammy smiling at them.
Both Charlie and Bobby smiled as Sammy was safe and sound.
Charlie grabbed Bobby again, "WELL MAKE SURE HE STAYS IN THERE BECAUSE HE CAN'T SWIM!"
The yell again was so powerful it sent Bobby flying this time he flew into the actual pool.
As Bobby made his way out of the pool and dried himself Sammy handed him a envelope and proceeded to walk past him.
Bobby give a confused look, "Hey what's this?" Bobby proceed to open the envelope and see there was a letter inside.
-Dear Roberto Alejandro Martínez-Millán Luis Santiago Jr. your pitiful attempts to catch me will only lead to your own undoing sincerely Samuel Velazquest.-
P.S. Look up.
Bobby looked up and he saw Sammy on the diving board of all places and it was the biggest one at the pool Bobby lit out a girlish scream and ran to the top to catch him.
Bobby reached the top and saw Sammy about to jump off the diving board, "No please you can't swim little dude."
Sammy jumped and Bobby jumped after him the two dived and they were heading to the water Bobby made sure to grab Sammy however Bobby hit the water and unfortunately did a belly flop in the process.
"Oooooooh!" Everyone said. They watched the dive winced at the painful sound of Bobby hitting the water.
Bobby and Sammy made their way back to the pool however Bobby saw Charlie at the wedding pool waiting for him.
"You don't seem to understand he can't swim YOU'RE THE WORST LIFEGUARD EVER!" Charlie yelled so loud people back in Royal Woods heard him.
Speaking of Royal Woods.
Michigan was famous for a lot of things (like Kid Rock) but one of them was not its brutal summers. It was so far north that it kissed Canada, which meant that it was typically cold in the winter and fairly mild in the summer. The average summertime temp was 80 degrees and nights were in the fifties and sixties. Sure, there were days when it got hotter than that, but for the most part, it wasn't so bad.
Until a awful Heatwave hit.
It started in early July with a run of days cracking 95. In late July, it reached 100 three times in one week. Then, in mid-August, it peaked at 103.
And stayed there.
The worst thing about the whole heat wave business was that you couldn't go outside. Going outside was death. Your health meter would start to drop, then when it hit zero, you'd fall over like the guy from GTA 5.
WASTED.
Eventually the heat wave passed, so you were able to leave your home, but it still remained hot enough that you wanted to cool off.
Which is what the The Loud siblings wanted to do.
The sun is shining really bright today, the sound of mosquitos buzzing and water splashing can be heard. We cuts to a sign reading "Royal Woods Community Pool". We zooms down to reveal Lincoln, wearing swimming trunks, stepping out of the changing room and tugging his trunks nice and tightly.
"Ah! On a hot summer day, there's nothing like a refreshing dip in the community pool." Lincoln said. He dashes towards the pool, "CANNONBALL!"
The sound of a whistle halts him to a stop. A concerned face appears on his face.
"Loud family, out!" A lifeguard yelled.
The Loud kids are seen leaving the pool.
"But we were just having fun." Lynn complained as Luna carried her on her shoulders.
"Chicken fights during Senior Swim are not "fun"." The lifeguard said.
Mrs. Jelinski shakes her fist in anger, "I just replaced this hip!"
The other seniors look back at the kids with concerned or angry expressions.
We now see a sign called "Huntington Oaks Community Pool". Lincoln stepping out of the changing room, tugging on his trunks to check if it's firm.
Lincoln sighs, "On a hot summer day, there's nothing like a refreshing dip in the community pool... one town over." Lincoln prepares to do another cannonball, "CANNONBALL!"
Like last time, the sound of a whistle makes Lincoln halt to a stop, he has a rather ticked off expression.
"Loud family, out!" A lifeguard yelled.
The Loud kids are seen leaving, while the lifeguard shoves Lincoln out. Lana can be seen holding a spoon.
"But we were just having fun." Lana complained.
"Drinking pool water is not fun." The lifeguard said.
"But it tastes like chicken noodle soup." Lana said.
"Fine, but did you have to add the celery and carrots?" The lifeguard asked.
It reveal that Lana has littered the pool with slices of celery and carrots. The lifeguard scoops some of these slices out with his pool skimmer.
We jump to another sign which reads "Hazeltucky Community Pool." A rooster crows and goat bleating can be heard in the background. Lincoln once again stepping out of the changing room, but has a rather irritated expression.
"On a hot summer day, let's just do this!" Lincoln yelled. He once again dashes towards the pool, "CANNONBALL!"
Lincoln finally jumps in, but at that moment, the lifeguard blows her whistle and swiftly catches Lincoln with her skimmer. Lincoln gets mad.
"Loud family, out!" A lifeguard yelled. She drops Lincoln out her skimmer.
The Loud kids are seen leaving once again.
"But we were just having fun." Lori complained while carrying Lily.
"Poo-poo." Lily said.
"Fecal incidents are not fun." The Lifeguard said.
We see the now emptied pool, where people in hazmat suits scrub the walls of the pool to get rid of Lily's excrement while pedestrians look on.
We then cut to the eleven siblings walking home.
"Come on, guys. We'll just find another pool." Lori said.
"Actually, we've been suspended from every aquatic recreation center within a 60-mile radius." Lisa said.
The gang stops and groans in agony.
"Seriously? How are we gonna keep cool now?" Lori asked.
The girls, except Lily, start complaining.
"So that's it, then. No more pool for the Louds." Lincoln said in disappointment. He gets an idea, "That's it! 'Pool for the Louds!' Why didn't I think of that sooner?" He heads off while 9 of his sisters continue complaining.
Over at Good Sport Sporting Goods, Lincoln is looking for a new swimming pool and picks up an individual one, "Oh! Paradise for One. Just imagine..." He imagines himself in the pool on a small island in the middle of the ocean, "Now this is a pool I can really get into." He heads for the exit, but sees Delilah walk into the store.
"Delilah! You're back, where'd you go? We wanted to invite you guys to the pool?" Lincoln asked.
Delilah giggled, "Yeah cause shoving 22 crazy kids in a public pool wouldn't get us kicked out?" She made her way into the pool section.
Lincoln laughed nervously, "Well my family got kicked out of three pools today so you might have a point." He then followed her.
Lincoln notices her looking at pools and grabs Paradise for One and another called the DELUX SWIMMING POOL which is Muscle Fish approved and has a warning label that says it has dangerous levels of fun and is a drowning hazard.
Delilah smiled, "Perfect. Time to head back home." She head to the counter to pay.
Lincoln jumps, "Wait! You're buying pools?"
Delilah rolled her eyes, "Duh. My family needs a pool. The only reason I'm not at the pool we went to is cause Charlie made the lifeguard quit and we had to leave cause they only had one guy around."
Lincoln looked worried, "But aren't you worried about your family ruining it?" Lincoln gave a annoyed look, "My family can't let me even get in it!"
Delilah gave a annoyed look too, "Oh trust Love Bug I can see it now."
Delilah has a fantasy about getting ready to enjoy the new pool.
"On a hot summer day, there's nothing like a refreshing dip in your own pool." Delilah said before she makes her toward it. She suddenly comes to a screeching halt after get splashed.
"Got ya! Splash fight, big sis!" Charlie yelled.
It is revealed that her brothers have taken up the pool even in her own fantasy.
Larry grabs a water gun and takes aim at Delilah, "Come on sis join the party." He shoots her.
"Who wants to chicken fight?" Johnny asked on top of Tommy's shoulders.
Tommy lets out a war cry.
"I'm in!" David yelled.
Luis jumps on top of David.
"You guys are going downs." Luis said.
"I can't even get into the pool in my own fantasy!" Delilah complained.
"FECAL INCIDENT!" Leo yelled.
All the boys except Sammy run away for obvious reasons.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Delilah yelled.
-Back to reality-
"Yeah, I know my bros are gonna be a pain in the butt, but we're hot and gonna go stir crazy like the dude in The Shining if we stay inside at home all day, so that's why I'm buying both of these." Delilah said.
Delilah gave Lincoln some food for thought.
"That's a nice thing your doing." Lincoln looked to the pool he was holding, "Maybe I should buy both?"
Delilah walked to the counter, "Why not just come over with yours and we can have a pool party?"
Lincoln smiled, "That can work!" I'll meet ya later."
Delilah paid for the pools, "Sweet. Put on your shorts and meet me in the front yard."
-Later-
Delilah put on her swimsuit, stepped into her sandals, and carried her prize downstairs. Delilah made it back home and was in the backyard ripping open the packaging and smiled, "The solution to all our problems."
Sweat poured from her in warm, slimy rivulets and the sun baked his skin. Delilah was black, so she drew sun rays like a magnet draws metal. Sweat stung her eyes, got into her mouth, soaked swimsuit, and dripped onto the ground like fat raindrops, where they practically sizzled. Delilah whipped her head to the side like a dog shaking itself dry, and Johnny cried out when sweat pelted him. The other bros came out "Oh, good, you're all here," Delilah said, "Help me with this."
They worked slowly and gently to avoid overexerting themselves. In half an hour, they were finished. A massive inflatable two story pool with a slide occupied half of the yard. Beside it was a much smaller baby pool. "Get the hose." Johnny said.
David grabbed the garden hose from under the back porch. It snagged on something, and frowning, David yanked it. It wouldn't budge. Sighing in frustration, David yanked again, and it came free, knocking him to his butt. "Stupid thing!" he cried. He got to his feet and dragged the hose to the pool, where the others stood. Leo turned the hose on and draped it over the side; water splashed and gurgled and began to pool.
Since it would take a while for it to fill up, they went inside and ate ice cream. Mom and Dad were cooling off with the AC at full blast.
Once the pool was filled, they filled the baby pool then set the hose up so that it poured a continuous stream of water down the slide. Delilah got in, sat, and draped her arms on the side of the pool.
She let out a sigh of contentment and threw her head back. the others got in and sat around her. The water was blessedly cold and sent goosebumps racing up and down their arms. Ahhhh, that was better.
"You're a genius, dudette," Tommy said.
"I know." Delilah beamed.
"I just have one question." Frankie said.
Delilah flopped her head back, "What's that?"
Frankie sat up straight, sending little ripples through the pool. A thirsty leaf had landed in the water as if its lure was too tempting to resist, and already, a bug had found its way in and drowned. The waves produced by Frankie's movement rocked its upended carcass like a heavy storm surge battering a ship at sail. "Will our neighbors the Louds be joining us?"
Fifteen minutes later, after enjoying a little peace and relaxation, they went across the street, Delilah in the lead. Up and down Franklin Avenue, front lawns stood empty and nothing moved, not even a breath of wind. The only noise was the low, electric hum of window mounted air conditioning units. No wind blew, no birds called, and the hazy sky reminded Milton of a theatrical backdrop.
The Loud house huddled against the heat like an old woman with stooped shoulders - that was a strange and nonsensical analogy, but it was the first thing that popped into Milton's head. The grass was overgrown because no one was stupid enough to try cutting it in the past temperatures and the windows glimmered like evil eyes. The porch seemed to sag, as if unable to support itself any longer, and all the plants hanging from the ceiling were dead or close. Delilah knocked on the door, waited, then knocked again.
No one answered.
That was odd. Since there were, like, twenty people in there, someone always answered. Were they okay? What if their air conditioner gave out and they all died?
"You think they're okay?" Larry asked.
Charlie bit his lower lip, "I dunno."
Delilah tried the knob.
Unlocked.
Did the Louds usually leave their front door unlocked? She searched her memory banks but couldn't recall. Royal Woods was a small town where you could get away with that kind of thing, but it wasn't 1970 anymore. People be trippin'.
A little worried now, she opened the door and went inside.
The living room was empty.
Johnny cocked his head and listened. There were 11 kids in the Loud family, and they made more noise than a fat guy falling down a flight of stairs, but he heard nothing. Zip. Nada. Zilch. No banging, no thumping, no screaming, no crying, no whining, no bickering, no Mr. Loud yelling for the madness to end, no Mrs. Loud threatening to ground everyone.
It was eerie.
"Hello?" David called.
Nothing.
They went into the kitchen.
And they found them.
The Loud kids, all 11 of them, stood in a huge group around the open refrigerator wearing bikinis and in Lincoln case trucks like they were going on a trip to the beach. Lucy sat inside the fridge ("This is where I go to cry," she said) and the others fanned themselves or pressed frozen foods to various parts of their bodies in an attempt to get cool.
"I feel like one of us will suffer from heat stroke. Someone please, pass the frozen succotash." Lisa said.
Lynn tosses the succotash to her.
"Scoot over. You're melting the broccoli." Lana said.
"Well, stop breathing on the frozen carrots!" Lola yelled.
"Hey, Lynn, can you grab that bag of peas? Peas and thank you!" Luan said and laughs while the siblings groan.
Leni noticed the Velazquest siblings, "Hey, guys. Wanna chill with us?" Leni asked.
"'Chill'! Good one, Leni!" Luan said then laughs.
"Good what?" Leni asked.
Delilah grinned, "Thanks, but why keep cool in here. When can you come outside with us?"
They all looked at them.
"We got something for you." Delilah said.
A few minutes later, all of the siblings stood before the pools, the Loud siblings gathered around and looking excited.
"This is literally great." Lori said.
"I can't wait to take a dip." Lana said.
Lily, her diaper magically gone, toddled over to the baby pool and climbed in.
"Come on, girls!" Lynn yelled.
The Louds fell on the pool like a pack of wild dogs, Lola and Lana shoving each other, Luna banging her head and spiking a devil sign, and Leni's tongue hanging out. They all got in and instantly started splashing and yelling. Johnny grabbed the kiddie pool Lincoln bought and set it up and got a beach ball to the face.
"Think fast." Lola said.
"Hey." he replied. He picked it up and cocked it back.
"Noooo!" Lola yelled and scrambled to get out of the way. Johnny grinned, aimed it at the back of her head, and fired. It hurtled through the air like a bullet. At the very last possible moment, it veered slightly to the right, missed Lola, and rammed into the side of Lucy's head, driving it forward with a sickening clack of teeth. Johnny winced and cringed. Lucy, no-selling like Vince McMahon tearing his quads, turned around and looked at him.
"Not cool, Johnny." she said.
Luis did a cannonball and splashed her.
"Delilah, this is literally genius. Who's gonna kick us out of our own pool? Right?" Lori asked while raises a toast with Leni.
"Are you guys getting in? There's totes room for more." Leni said.
Lynn pounces on Johnny, "CHICKEN FIGHT! I call Johnny!"
Johnny get up carrying Lynn on his shoulders, "Yeah! who's wants some?!"
"Right on, Johnny! Remember plant those feet!" Lynn yelled.
"Whoa!" Lincoln yelled as Delilah pounces on Lincoln.
Lincoln get up carrying Delilah on his shoulders struggling little, "What are you doing?"
Delilah smirked, "Chicken fighting. Now come on let's kick their butts Love Bug."
Milton, Frankie, Luan, and Lisa sat in the baby pool with Lily, who wore a fresh diaper. Milton held out his arms and Lily jumped into them, kneeing him in the nuts in the process.
"TAG, YOU'RE IT!"
Something slammed into David's back, and, flapping his arms in a vain attempt to retain his balance, he fell forward and landed face first in the pool. He fought his way to the surface, sucked a gasp of air, and looked around for his assailant.
Leni grinned at him, "You can't catch me."
She turned and darted away. For a moment, he gaped after her, then he jumped up and gave chase. No one got away with pushing him into the pool. NO ONE.
Lana jumped into the baby pool and splashed water at Frankie, "Hey!" he laughed.
She splashed him again.
"Do something about it." she challenged.
"Okay, then."
He pulls out a massive water gun and blasted her.
Lori laid in the pool on her back. Luna came down the slide and crashed into her. "Ow!"
David grabbed the hose and went after Leni.
"Stoppp!" she cried. "I, like, give!"
Since mercy was for the weak, David aimed the hose at her and slipped his thumb over the nozzle, making it spray crazily this way and that. Leni squealed, slipped in the wet grass, and went down hard, skinning her knees. Not even noticing, she popped back to her feet and went on. David followed, but stopped when something wet and squishy struck him in the back of the head, making him stumble. He whipped around, ready to do battle.
A soggy diaper stared up at him.
A look of disgust twisted his features. He looked up, and Tommy, Charlie, Sammy, Lisa, Luan, Luna, and Lana all pointed at Lily, who stood naked in the pool with her arms out on either side of her. "Gahhhh."
"It was her dude." Tommy said.
David furrowed his brows. "Sure it was."
"Really." Tommy said. The lying glint in his eye gave him away. Lily was a baby and babies have weak arms. Only an fifth teen year old punk rocker named Tommy could hit like that.
David sprayed him in the face. Lisa, Lana, and the others scrambled out of the pool, laughing, and Lily sat up. "Poo poo."
Lily starts running around in the nude.
Lincoln notices her, "Lily! Guys baby on the loose!" He gets pushed and him and Delilah fall into the pool causing a splash.
Lynn raised her fists into the air, "Ha that's what happens when you lose focus baby bro."
Johnny smiled, "Nice one ponytail! You guys gotta keep your head in the game."
Luis grabs Lily, "I got her, but we might wanna refill this pool."
Delilah giggles as Lincoln spits out water.
Leo refills it and the party continues; Luan and Leni are playing Marco Polo.
"Marco!" Luan yelled.
"Marco!" Leni yelled.
"No, Leni. I'm Marco. You're Polo." Luan said.
"Then who's Leni?" Leni asked.
Luan was dumbfounded, Lily is about to go skinny dipping.
Lincoln notices, "Oh, no no no no no!"
Luis grabs her and puts her in her diaper, "Sorry Lily, we wanna swim and we can't have you using the pool as a toilet! I'm watching you and Sammy." Luis sees Lucy floating in the pool with Sammy on her, "Lucy? Are you trying to see if you're a witch?"
"Yes. Am I floating?" Lucy asked.
"Yes." Luis said.
"Wicked." Lucy said.
Lily notices Sammy and makes grabby hands to Sammy.
Luis notices and lays into the pool next to Lucy. He starts floating and he places Lily on his chest.
Sammy stands on Lucy and makes a surfer pose, "Aloha!"
Lily giggles and copies him.
Cut to Lynn with a pool noodle with Lana is standing on the edge, as Lola is lounging.
"You know what your soup needs? Noodles!" Lynn yelled and bonks Lana with a pool noodle.
Lana grabs one, "Bring it!"
"STOP SPLASHING ME!" Lola yelled.
"G-Guys, no h-horseplay!" Milton yelled.
"What about elephant play?" Luan asked She blasts Milton with a jet of water from a pool noodle while sounding like an elephant, which makes Lana, Lynn, and Lola laugh at Milton.
Milton flies right into Leo, "Luan!" Milton notices Leo, "Oh s-sorry big bro!"
"It's ok baby bro, having a blast at our pool party?" Leo joked.
Milton blushes, "S-Shut up Leo!"
Everyone gives continues to have a blast, Lincoln cannonballs' into one of the pools. Luna plays on a steel drum and Lori taking photos of her family and neighbors.
Lynn and Lana are resuming their noodle fight.
Lynn strikes, "En garde!"
Lana counters and knocks Lynn into the water, "Have at thee! Ha!"
Larry bonks Lana with his noodle, "Thrust!"
Lola sealing up her swim gown in a protective wrap, "Just because I'm fabulous doesn't mean I can't have fun." She slides down and swims, "La-la-la, la-la-la"
Lucy and Lily apply sunscreen to each other.
Some time later, someone broke out a fleet of Super Soakers. The Loud siblings comprised one team and the Velazquest siblings the other. They ran through the yard yelling, screaming, and shooting each other, and even though they weren't at a real pool, they were having way too much fun to care if they did.
As sundown approached, the ice cream truck pulled up, bumping that new jingle by RZA because the old one was apparently used in minstrel shows or something. You know what else was used in minstrel shows? Singing and dancing. Better ban those too. "ICE CREAM!" Lola screeched.
"Frozen dairy treats!" Lisa added.
The Louds all ran to the truck like a pack of brain hungry zombies rushing a group of punks in a funeral home. Lynn patted her pockets. "I don't have any money." she said.
Everyone gasped.
"Neither do I," Lori said. "I left my wallet at home."
They all slumped their soldiers in disappointment.
The Velazquest siblings looked at each other before nodding.
"I'll go get the ice cream money." Delilah said.
The Louds all perked up.
Most would be upset of spending $83 on ice cream, but, you know, Delilah didn't mind helping out her friends when they needed it.
After they all finished their ice cream, they disposed of their trash in one of the rusted and dented metal trash cans on the side of the house, where shadows grew long and the grass was so tall that it tickled your kneecaps, then went back to their play.
Lincoln was glad he agreed to Delilah's invite and brought his sisters over.
They were fun.
And the fun lasted until long after the sun went down.
THE END