Long Live the Evil Triplet

Chapter 20 - The Dark Side

Luis's heart nearly came up his throat when Della poked her head inside their room. Her eyes darted from each triplet, until she settled on Luis who stared back at her. Huey blinked, not totally as scared as Luis looked, just oblivious.

"M,Mom?" Huey asked.

Della pushed the door more wider and Luis's heart seemed to do a free fall from his throat to his stomach when he saw that she was holding Luis's rifle that he just now realized he had dropped when his Mom rammed him up the wall earlier.

"I thought I told you three to get to bed?" She hissed the last three words and gave Luis a death stare.

Huey looked from her to Luis then back again before slowly backing up himself and climbing the ladder to his top bunk. Luis slowly let go of Dewey who scrambled out from under him and jumped in his bed. Luis slowly stood up he and Della staring each other down, daring each other to come clean about their true intentions.

Luis glanced outside nervously then winced when he heard the gun click as their mother prompt it upward and leaned it against her shouder making Luis look back at her in alarm. Della snickered and waited.

Huey and Dewey watched both eyes widen.

Was Della actually threatening Luis with his own rifle?

This was totally out of character for their mother. Who was suppose to love them, not threaten them silently with a gun, just becuase they hadn't gone to bed yet.

Luis didn't seem at all surprised as he narrowed his eyes at Della.

"Lwellewyn, bed. NOW!" Della barked at him.

Luis didn't move.

"FIne. Then." Della said, she marched up to Luis who glared up at her, avoiding Huey and Dewey's stare. She grabbed a fist full of feathers on top of Luis's head and started dragging him out of the room.

Luis looked back helplessly at Huey and Dewey. Dewey didn't show any remorse for him, but Huey, he had a frightened look on his face.

"Maybe some time in solitary confidenment will teach you a lesson." Della told him as she made it to the door.

"W,Wait. Mom!" Huey said.

Della slowly turned to stare at him. Her eyes gleamed brightly. Huey swallowed hard.

Huey didn't know why, but something was wrong. He hated Luis, but something told him that even Luis didn't deserve what he feared might happen in 'solitary confidenment,' their mother wasn't herself.

She would never handle them like this, never threaten Luis, or even uttered the words 'solitary confidenment,' Huey knew Dewey was confused by those words the way his eyebrows arched up, but Huey knew what they meant, he had seen plenty of movies, read plenty of books to know not only do people go crazy in solitary confidement, but also...

Huey couldn't let their Mom do that to Luis. No matter how much he hated him. He was still their brother. He was still Louie.

"Lu -, Louie didn't mean it. H,He just had another nightmare. W,Wanted to sleep with me. He was just, just to embarrassed to say anything." Huey lied and winced. He had just lied for the second time that day, in the same hour.

Della scoffed, then looked down at Luis.

"Nightmares have a way of becoming real," She said finally, letting go of Luis who quickly scrambled towards the bunk beds. "Best to remember that, Lou-Lou." Della cooed at him.

Luis froze and looked back over at Della who's eyes blazed into his.

He got the message loud and clear as she swiftly left the room, slamming the door shut, and locking the door behind her.