Part four: Louis

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After being slapped and scolded by mr gillers. I went home.

*shuts door*

"Pa  I'm home!"I yelled

"Louis, you left your gross socks in the MIDDLE of the living room again. What the hell! Pick up after yourself you gross monkey boy."

"well hello saide."

"Humph."

Saide is my 8 year old sister. Her twin is my brother Finn. Polar opposites those two.

"Saide watch your mouth!" My father yelled from the other room.

I went in and sat in the room with my father.

"Hey pops"

"Hello Louis. How was work?"

I let out a groan and fell backwards.

He chuckled "that bad huh?"

"Dad you don't even know that half of it!"

"Oh I remember..."

My father used to work for him to support the family. His mother had passed away and his father was an alcoholic.

"I took a little longer break than usual today..."

"Oh?" He questioned

"Yea I met a girl."

"A girl? That's unlike you."

"Wow thanks dad."

"LOUIS LIKES A GIRLLLL, LOUIS LIKE A GIRLL!" Saide yelled.

"SAIDE hush your mouth or I'll come in there and beat ya till the cows come home!" She giggled and ran away her doll in hand.

"Who is this maiden?"

"She claimed her name was June."

"Claimed?"

"Well, she was a a mystery. She was talking fast and making no sense, then the next thing I knew she was making fun of me. It was so confusing."

"Son, that's just what women are like."

"Oh. Well that's good." I said.

"Do you like her?"

"No way! She's just..."

"Just what?" Finn cut in as he entered the room. Book in hand.

"Must everyone intrude in on my conversations of my personal life!" I yelled." She's just different than I expected. That's all"

"How did you even meet her?" Finn asked.

"Well there was this frog you see.."

"Oh dear god Louis really? That old story! Please tell me you didn't!" Finn groaned.

"I might have..."

"YOURE HOPELESS!"

"Am I missing something here..." My father asked confused

"Trust me father, you don't want to know." Finn spoke.

"I'll take your word for it. So you left work having something to do with a frog and met a maiden? No wonder you didn't enjoy work. You weren't at work. And you got a lick because of it."

"I suppose.." I said.

"Son, you have to take the job seriously or else there won't be a job to speak of."

"I know I know dad. I just had to see what would happen! The frog!" I spoke.

"Mmhmm." He looked down at his book. As finn got up for something to eat.

I debated telling him about me forgetting to let the hogs out too but I just thought I had pushed it far enough.

"Finn will you grab me a snack?" I called

"Fine" he answered with no enthusiasm. As usual.

I wonder when mom will be home?

Or better yet, I wonder if mom will see June at the castle when she returns with Lance?

I went to my room and laid down on the bed and thought About the frog

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