𝓐𝓹𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓹𝓼𝓮 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 | 𝓣𝓸𝓶 𝓴𝓪𝓾𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔃

Close call

Bella goes to her room to rest since she's had a painful day. Brooke goes to take a shower while Tom cooks. 

"Let's see...how to make lasagna." Tom reads out loud. "This will be complicated.." Tom says looking at the recipe of the home owners.

· Meat: This lasagna recipe starts with a pound of ground meat (½ pound ground pork, ½ pound lean ground beef).
· Onion: A diced onion is cooked until translucent with the ground meat.
· Canned tomatoes: You'll need a can of tomato sauce and a can of crushed tomatoes.
· Fresh herbs: For fresh flavor, chop two tablespoons of parsley and crush one clove of garlic.
· Sugar: A dash of sugar balances out all of the acidity from the tomatoes.
· Spices and seasonings: This homemade lasagna is seasoned with dried basil, dried oregano, salt, and black pepper.
· Noodles: Of course, you'll need lasagna noodles! This recipe calls for uncooked noodles, but you can use the oven-ready variety to save time.
· Cheese: The cheese layer is made up of cottage cheese and Parmesan. You'll also need shredded mozzarella.
· Eggs: Eggs make the cheese layer extra creamy. Plus, they act as a binding agent (which means they hold the layer together).

"What the hell... do we even have all of that?" Tom says looking at the cabinet with food. "Oh god... what's next..." Tom says with a worried look.

1. Cook the meat: Cook the ground meat in a skillet until browned and crumbly. Add the onion and continue cooking until it's translucent. Stir in the canned tomato products, half of the parsley, garlic, basil, 1.5 teaspoons of salt, oregano, and sugar.
2. Cook the noodles: Boil the lasagna noodles in lightly salted water until they're al dente.
3. Make the cheese layer: Mix cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, the remaining parsley, the remaining salt, and pepper in a bowl.
4. Assemble the lasagna: Layer the ingredients according to the recipe (starting with sauce and ending with mozzarella) until the lasagna is assembled.
5. Bake the lasagna: Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for about half an hour. Remove the foil and continue baking until the top is golden brown.

(ʏᴇꜱ ɪ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏꜰꜰ ɢᴏᴏɢʟᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ. ʀᴇᴄɪᴘᴇ ʙʏ: ᴄʀᴀɪɢ)

"What the fuck... I'm not a chef I don't know to cook..." Tom says looking at the recipe. "How long do I have to cook it for..?" Tom says looking at the cook time.

In an oven preheated to 375 degrees F, this homemade lasagna should be perfectly baked in about 50 minutes (30-40 minutes covered, 5-10 minutes uncovered).

"Okay we're sticking with cereal!" Tom says putting the book down and taking out milk and cereal.

Brooke comes out of the bathroom all dressed and sees Tom eating cereal. "I thought you were making dinner..?" She says sitting down on the table. "This is dinner!" Tom says smiling. "Oh god... anyways have you checked on Bella?" Brooke asks grabbing a bowl then filling it with cereal then milk. "Uh no she asked me to not disturb her she's probably taking a nap" Tom says slurping the milk. "God stop slurping, it's like you're still a kid" Brooke says rolling her eyes then taking a small bite of the cereal and milk.

"Fuck you Brooke, I still remember that day you showed me your doll that looked just like you, your dad got it for you and you were obsessed with it" Tom says "Well that was because I was a kid, I'm not anymore it looks like you didn't mature enough" Brooke says "yeah whatever you rat, I got you so many presents for your birthday as a kid, you never said 'thank you'." Tom says. "Thank you, there I said it happy?" Brooke smiles.

{𝔸𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪'𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘}

Brooke washes all the dishes and sits down on the couch next to Tom. "So your brother... when was the last time you saw him?" Brooke asks "The morning before the virus broke out... I miss him, he's like everything to me... and I don't even know if he's still out there.." Tom says with a sad look. "We're even I miss my mom... my dad didn't really care about me, he visited me probably once a year.. and it's like everyone who cares about me is... gone" Brooke says "Not everyone... you still have me Brooke.." Tom says smiling scooting closer to her and hugging her. "Yeah... I know, just you.." Brooke says hugging him back. Tom pulls back from the hug.

"I miss my mom too she was everything to me as well because if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't even be here with you" Tom smiles. "I mean you're not wrong" Brooke laughs. "What happened today was absolutely crazy, something worst then what happened could've happened I'm just glad Bella is okay.." Brooke says hugging Tom tightly. "Yeah I'm glad she's okay" Tom says hugging her back. "We should probably go to sleep now" Tom says getting up from the couch "Totally I'm exhausted" Brooke says getting up from the couch as well and heading to their room then jumping on the bed face down. "You're gonna break the bed" Tom says sitting down on the bed. "And?" Brooke says "I'm just saying we're both going to have to sleep on the floor if you do" Tom says smiling before getting under the covers and falling asleep. "yeah sure.." Brooke says before getting under the covers as well and falling asleep.

"Brooke!?" her mother yells out. "Brooke come back here darling!" she yells again. Brooke is in a red room as she starts looking around she spots her mother staring at her. "Mom..?" Brooke says under her breath. Her mother stretches her hands out for her "Come here darling, come hug mommy" her mother says as Brooke runs over to her and hugs her. "There there..." her mother says. "I miss you so much mom.." Brooke says with tears in her eyes. "Why did you leave me to die Brooke?" Her mother says as Brooke pulls back from the hug. "W-what?" Brooke says confused.

"I̴̊͌̽͜ ̶̗̯͉͎̝̃̇̈̅̀̔͘s̴̞̻̮̟͙̞̭̪̎́̒̌̈́̓̀à̶̜̟̟̟͉̜̩̽̄̀̒̎ͅͅi̵̻̦̠̞̩̪̱̫͗͆͊̚̚ḏ̷̢͎͓͉̰͎̰̟͛̀͋͌́͆̀̕͘͜,̵̧̭̩̦̈́͒̀ ̷̨̌̈́̀w̷̳̠̾͂͊̈̏͐̋̿h̶̭̝̭̱͉̳͋̋͜y̴̛̳̗̠͑͌̉͝ ̵̻͓͉̥̙̹͕̓̿̌̓̕̕d̸̦̩̎̆̇̓̐̍̚ī̴͕̿͛̈́̀̎͂̄́͝d̵̛̛̝̯̙̭͙͚̹̤̻̋́̂́̇̌̚ ̴̗͔̖̬͇̤̓̏̽̏̓ͅy̴̢̢̬͎͕͇͆͊̿͌́ö̸͉̙́ͅu̵̡̨͇̝̪̭͍̠̰͗̆̄̀ ̶͓́̿̎̉̑͌̉͂l̷̯̰͉̤̜͉̼͗̋̏̃̐̇̈́͐̕e̷͎̜̾̎̋̚̕t̵͉̱̖͕͕̰͛̐͋͒̓̚͜ ̶͕̬̹̼̹̤̮͉̋m̵̥̤̖͚̙̳̖̥͕̓͌̓̈́̆͝͝ͅȩ̴̢͇͔͉̲͙̓̆̍̂̃̒̐͑̃̀ ̷̡͖͎̼͖͒͝d̴͖̖̻̘̫̱͌͐͗i̸̧̗̬̘͓̬̞̥͉̣̎̒̍ĕ̵͖͇̼̔̎̌͋̿͘?̵̈́̇̑̎͘͜͝ͅ" She says now in a deformed voice. 

Brooke takes a step back.

"W-who are you..?" Brooke asks now more scared than ever. "Ï̶̪͍͚̜̫̣͈͉͗̀̐́̐̉͐͠'̷̧̪̲̬͕̰́̐̇̎̏̑̎̕ṁ̴͉̼̞̘̫̌̉́̎͗̇ ̷̛̛͓̰̗̲̦̱̟̋͋͒y̷͕̳͊̌͒͘̕ö̷̝̥͚͐̾̆̎ư̵͓̫̔́̈̊̆̎͝r̸̹̹̘͈̥̲̥͓̫̿̿͆͠͝͝ͅ ̸̟̣͉̲̦͕̤͔͍̯̍͂͐̈́ḿ̸͕̇̓̉̚o̸̡͖͎̳͖̼̺͚̰̬̒̍̌̐͆͗m̶̞̩̝͉̯͒͆̅͗̈̿̓̆m̶̫̱̆͝ỹ̵̡͆̍͒̕͝͠ ̸̢̧̝̾B̷̧̺̼̻̞̤̰̤́̾̈ŗ̸̧̛̱͈̼̙̟͚͇̂̿̌͜o̶̯͈̭̭͙̬͐̑̉͜o̴͓̘̘͚̿̃̔̂͘͜͝͝k̷̡̝̥͙̓̈́ę̷̞̫̰̲̲̞̣̫̒̎̆̓̕ͅ!̸̼͛̄̃̈́̂̔̋ "the thing says.

 "No you're not!" Brooke says running away.

"₵Ø₥Ɇ ฿₳₵₭ ⱧɆⱤɆ ฿ⱤØØ₭Ɇ! ĐØ₦'₮ ₮₳Ⱡ₭ ₮Ø ɎØɄⱤ ₥Ø₮ⱧɆⱤ ₮Ⱨ₳₮ ₩₳Ɏ!" The thing said glitching on its own voice as its face starts to melt and turn into something else.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Brooke says as an arm reaches out for her legs and pulls her back to where the deformed creature is. "NO!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Brooke yells out as the creature slashes her leg and licks the blood clean off.

Brooke wakes up, sweating more than ever.

Tom looks back up at her. "Are you okay?" He asks "Yeah, just had a nightmare..." Brooke says laying back down. "Okay if you need anything just make sure to kick me in the balls and I'll wake up alright?" Tom says as Brooke laughs then closes her eyes.

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