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Chapter 7: The Long Hallway of Truths and Lies
The long halls of the second floor of Libby Lou's house were a bit confusing. Doors everywhere on either side of the long hallway. To the Mayhem, it seemed endless. Libby Lou was rich alright. Perhaps her idea for a long, second floor, hallway came from her combination of the money she earned from her 80's cult horror films and from working as a dancer, with and without the Muppets. It looked the hallway to a hotel; Caesar's Palace, even. Except at night, especially with no electricity, it looked a lot creepier.
"Man, this hallway's endless," Zoot complained. "Endless, man! Endless!" "How does she afford this hallway and this house....a generator?" Dr. Teeth asked.......Ummmm, I think I just explained it to you in the first paragraph, Dr. Teeth. "Well, I wasn't paying any attention, Miss Narrator," he replied. "Besides, this hallway and story is confusing enough," Zoot added in. "....What exactly are we doing up here again?" Oh brother. Dr. Teeth, please explain. "Absolutely," Dr. Teeth replied and turned to Zoot. "We're heading up here to sleep in Libby Lou's room." "Why? You like her?" Zoot asked. "Nooooo!" he replied, shaking his head in fear. "She's waaaaay too creepy for me, anyways." "Wouldn't that be something Floyd would say?" Zoot asked.
"Floyd's different," Dr. Teeth replied. "The two just hate each other, that's all. I mean, yeah, Floyd's been our amigo for a long time....but yet, you have to admit. He's sarcastic and arrogant...and a bit on the cynical, hypocrite side. But he only goes on that "cynical, hypocrite" side when he wants to be. I mean, one drink of a Strawberry Thunder, Bud's Liberty, Harper's Isle, you name it; he's perfectly fine. Libby Lou, on the other hand.....she's creepy. Creepy with a capital C. In a way, Libby Lou's just like Floyd; sarcastic, arrogant, cynical, hypocritical....but then again....there's something about her that makes her different from Floyd." "What?" Zoot asked. Although he wasn't really paying attention to what Dr. Teeth just said, he didn't help but ask anyways.
"Floyd's got us...and Janice and Animal. I believe Libby Lou doesn't want to rely on anyone," he explained. "That must be why she doesn't want a boyfriend or something. That must be why she did her horror movies. So she could be feared for what she does best and not loved. I mean yeah, she's quite the looker, I'll admit...but her personality just frightens me, internally. That must be why Floyd hates and is now scared of her. Her frightening personality is quite intimidating."
"Huh?" Zoot said, giving a confused look. Dr. Teeth then looked around and then saw a sign on a door nearby. The sign read: Libby Lou's Bedroom. Do Not Enter While In Rest. "Hey, look, Zoot!" Dr. Teeth exclaimed. "We found her room!" "Good," he said. "Now I can use the toilet." "But, Zoot, Libby Lou said not to use the toilet when the power's out," Dr. Teeth said, sounding a little frightened. "Ohhhh, do I have to hold it, man!!?!?" Zoot complained, jumping up and down a little. Dr. Teeth then shushed Zoot and said "Okay, but make it quick, Zoot. We gotta get our slumbering back in."
Zoot then hurried off to find the nearest bathroom while Dr. Teeth carefully opened the door to Libby Lou's room. Of all the rooms in the house, it looked like Libby Lou's room was a master bedroom. The walls were painted in a darkly blood red, not even with stripes or polka dots. There was 2 big windows, covered by black curtains. The curtains did look a little torn. The floor was hard wood, except near Libby Lou's bed; where a big mosaic rug lay underneath the bed. The ceiling was high; high enough so that the tapping of rain on her roof was pretty much unheard. There was another door in the bedroom; possibly Libby Lou's closet. There was also an HD TV, standing proudly on its wooden dresser. Opposite of the TV, just a few feet away, was Libby Lou's bed. Her bed had to be the most elegant thing in her room, in Dr. Teeth's opinion. Red curtains covered all around the bed, with its black bed sheets. Inside of those thin, red curtains was Libby Lou herself, sleeping soundly. She was comfortably covered in black blankets. On the right side of the bed on the floor slept Animal, in a comfortable bed designed for the typical house pet.
Dr. Teeth then crept to the other side of the bed on the floor and laid down. The rug actually felt much more comfortable than the couch in the living room. It immediately put Dr. Teeth back into his slumber, where he was before we woke up. He could also feel the warmth of the room. Zoot was right. It felt like the Sahara Desert near a beach. A much more comfortable setting than the coldness of before.
Meanwhile, Janice was leading Floyd through the long hallway. "Man, you can get lost here without even trying," Floyd said as looked around the hallway. "Fer sure," Janice said. "Like, I'm sure Libby Lou's room is around here....somewhere." The two lovebirds then continued walking in silence for a bit until Janice had to courage to say "Floyd...I have a question." "Yes?' he wondered. "Ooooh...how do I put this..." she said, trying to figure out the right words to ask. "Why...do you hate Libby Lou so much?"
Floyd blinked a few times in surprise. Janice? She still didn't know why? He then thought to himself that, after all those years of dating, and after all those years of knowing Libby Lou, Floyd still hasn't told Janice why he hated Libby Lou. Floyd then took a deep breath and explained everything "Libby Lou....she pretty much is like me. Only...creepier. I really don't like when people try to steal my lifestyle. She's not a musician, thank god. But....it's her personality. She's sarcastic; I'm sarcastic. She's arrogant; I'm arrogant. She's cynical; I'm cynical. Yeah, I even admit I could be a bit of a cynical one sometimes, baby. But that's who I am.....and Libby Lou's just stealin' my way! And her 80's horror cult star status doesn't help either. She probably brags about it whenever she gets the chance. You know why? 'Cause she's desperate, that's all! A desperate attention seeker lookin' to mess around with someone's head!"
He then pulled Janice a little closer to him and continued. "It's a good thing she's not jealous of us, babe. 'Cause if she wanted me so bad, I would've pushed her into a garbage can years ago. Just like her precious Charlene. She could be a demented trash zombie with her." "But...like she said all of her villain characters liked...killed all of her victims," Janice said, sounding a little concerned. Floyd blinked his eyes a few times and replied "Libby Lou probably said that just to make herself feel more important in this world. Well guess what? She's not as important as she thinks she is! She's just gotta wake up and realize it!"
Janice then looked down in despair. Although she didn't hang around with Libby Lou as often as, say, Miss Piggy, Libby Lou was still Janice's friend. Finding out all of these different things about Libby Lou only made Janice more confused. She loved Floyd, no doubt. But sometimes, she feels he says the wrong things....sometimes even at the wrong time. Whether to believe him or not was the question.
Janice then leaned against the wall, out of Floyd's embrace. Tears started to form from her eyes, all from the confusion and trust. Floyd looked at his girlfriend in concern and worry. "Maybe I shouldn't have said it so harshly," he said to himself. He then leaned against the wall next to her. "Jan....it's not you," Floyd started. "And it never has been you. I love you, with every inch of my heart." "Like, I know," Janice said, quietly. "But...like....sometimes I don't know if....if..if...." "If what?" he wondered. "If....if I trust you enough. Like...just now," she answered, forming more tears in her eyes.
"Baby, please..." Floyd said, desperate to do anything for his beloved Janice. "I really hate seeing you cry. Please...if there's anything I can do to make it up. Anything." Janice then turned to him; their eyes meeting. She then said quietly "Take back everything you like just said about Libby Lou. And I rully mean...everything." Floyd then closed his eyes for a moment to think it over. His head was saying that everything he said about Libby Lou was, in his mind, all true. That she was an arrogant, sarcastic, hypocrite who deserves to be a demented trash zombie. But....his heart said something else. If Floyd said he wouldn't take it back, he'd lose Janice. For good, even. But....if he lied and said he would take it back, it would mean that Janice could trust him again. It might not be what he truly believed in, but if it meant remaining with Janice, he'd do it.
"Alright," Floyd sighed. "I take back everything I said." "Rully?" Janice asked. "I mean it," he replied. "And I promise never to say another mean word to Libby Lou....ever." "Pinkie swear?" she asked, leading out her pinkie to fully make sure that Floyd fulfills his promise. "Cross my heart and hope to die, my main squeeze," he replied, wrapping his pinkie around hers and then kissing her hand. "Thanks, honey," Janice said and then hugged Floyd. "It rully means a lot. C'mon."
She than grabbed his hand and lead down the hallway once more. A little while later, the two then finally approached the room whose sign read: Libby Lou's Bedroom. Do Not Enter While In Rest. Janice then opened the door quietly and went in, with Floyd right behind her. She then noticed something (or someone) in the distance, laying on the floor near Libby Lou's bed. Janice shone her lantern light on the shadowy figure on the floor and it turned out to be.....................................................................................................................................................Dr. Teeth!
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Ooooh! Leaving you guys on a cliffhanger! Anyways, this was a pretty dramatic chapter on my part. Maybe even my best dramatic chapter. Stay tuned for Chapter 8!
The long halls of the second floor of Libby Lou's house were a bit confusing. Doors everywhere on either side of the long hallway. To the Mayhem, it seemed endless. Libby Lou was rich alright. Perhaps her idea for a long, second floor, hallway came from her combination of the money she earned from her 80's cult horror films and from working as a dancer, with and without the Muppets. It looked the hallway to a hotel; Caesar's Palace, even. Except at night, especially with no electricity, it looked a lot creepier.
"Man, this hallway's endless," Zoot complained. "Endless, man! Endless!" "How does she afford this hallway and this house....a generator?" Dr. Teeth asked.......Ummmm, I think I just explained it to you in the first paragraph, Dr. Teeth. "Well, I wasn't paying any attention, Miss Narrator," he replied. "Besides, this hallway and story is confusing enough," Zoot added in. "....What exactly are we doing up here again?" Oh brother. Dr. Teeth, please explain. "Absolutely," Dr. Teeth replied and turned to Zoot. "We're heading up here to sleep in Libby Lou's room." "Why? You like her?" Zoot asked. "Nooooo!" he replied, shaking his head in fear. "She's waaaaay too creepy for me, anyways." "Wouldn't that be something Floyd would say?" Zoot asked.
"Floyd's different," Dr. Teeth replied. "The two just hate each other, that's all. I mean, yeah, Floyd's been our amigo for a long time....but yet, you have to admit. He's sarcastic and arrogant...and a bit on the cynical, hypocrite side. But he only goes on that "cynical, hypocrite" side when he wants to be. I mean, one drink of a Strawberry Thunder, Bud's Liberty, Harper's Isle, you name it; he's perfectly fine. Libby Lou, on the other hand.....she's creepy. Creepy with a capital C. In a way, Libby Lou's just like Floyd; sarcastic, arrogant, cynical, hypocritical....but then again....there's something about her that makes her different from Floyd." "What?" Zoot asked. Although he wasn't really paying attention to what Dr. Teeth just said, he didn't help but ask anyways.
"Floyd's got us...and Janice and Animal. I believe Libby Lou doesn't want to rely on anyone," he explained. "That must be why she doesn't want a boyfriend or something. That must be why she did her horror movies. So she could be feared for what she does best and not loved. I mean yeah, she's quite the looker, I'll admit...but her personality just frightens me, internally. That must be why Floyd hates and is now scared of her. Her frightening personality is quite intimidating."
"Huh?" Zoot said, giving a confused look. Dr. Teeth then looked around and then saw a sign on a door nearby. The sign read: Libby Lou's Bedroom. Do Not Enter While In Rest. "Hey, look, Zoot!" Dr. Teeth exclaimed. "We found her room!" "Good," he said. "Now I can use the toilet." "But, Zoot, Libby Lou said not to use the toilet when the power's out," Dr. Teeth said, sounding a little frightened. "Ohhhh, do I have to hold it, man!!?!?" Zoot complained, jumping up and down a little. Dr. Teeth then shushed Zoot and said "Okay, but make it quick, Zoot. We gotta get our slumbering back in."
Zoot then hurried off to find the nearest bathroom while Dr. Teeth carefully opened the door to Libby Lou's room. Of all the rooms in the house, it looked like Libby Lou's room was a master bedroom. The walls were painted in a darkly blood red, not even with stripes or polka dots. There was 2 big windows, covered by black curtains. The curtains did look a little torn. The floor was hard wood, except near Libby Lou's bed; where a big mosaic rug lay underneath the bed. The ceiling was high; high enough so that the tapping of rain on her roof was pretty much unheard. There was another door in the bedroom; possibly Libby Lou's closet. There was also an HD TV, standing proudly on its wooden dresser. Opposite of the TV, just a few feet away, was Libby Lou's bed. Her bed had to be the most elegant thing in her room, in Dr. Teeth's opinion. Red curtains covered all around the bed, with its black bed sheets. Inside of those thin, red curtains was Libby Lou herself, sleeping soundly. She was comfortably covered in black blankets. On the right side of the bed on the floor slept Animal, in a comfortable bed designed for the typical house pet.
Dr. Teeth then crept to the other side of the bed on the floor and laid down. The rug actually felt much more comfortable than the couch in the living room. It immediately put Dr. Teeth back into his slumber, where he was before we woke up. He could also feel the warmth of the room. Zoot was right. It felt like the Sahara Desert near a beach. A much more comfortable setting than the coldness of before.
Meanwhile, Janice was leading Floyd through the long hallway. "Man, you can get lost here without even trying," Floyd said as looked around the hallway. "Fer sure," Janice said. "Like, I'm sure Libby Lou's room is around here....somewhere." The two lovebirds then continued walking in silence for a bit until Janice had to courage to say "Floyd...I have a question." "Yes?' he wondered. "Ooooh...how do I put this..." she said, trying to figure out the right words to ask. "Why...do you hate Libby Lou so much?"
Floyd blinked a few times in surprise. Janice? She still didn't know why? He then thought to himself that, after all those years of dating, and after all those years of knowing Libby Lou, Floyd still hasn't told Janice why he hated Libby Lou. Floyd then took a deep breath and explained everything "Libby Lou....she pretty much is like me. Only...creepier. I really don't like when people try to steal my lifestyle. She's not a musician, thank god. But....it's her personality. She's sarcastic; I'm sarcastic. She's arrogant; I'm arrogant. She's cynical; I'm cynical. Yeah, I even admit I could be a bit of a cynical one sometimes, baby. But that's who I am.....and Libby Lou's just stealin' my way! And her 80's horror cult star status doesn't help either. She probably brags about it whenever she gets the chance. You know why? 'Cause she's desperate, that's all! A desperate attention seeker lookin' to mess around with someone's head!"
He then pulled Janice a little closer to him and continued. "It's a good thing she's not jealous of us, babe. 'Cause if she wanted me so bad, I would've pushed her into a garbage can years ago. Just like her precious Charlene. She could be a demented trash zombie with her." "But...like she said all of her villain characters liked...killed all of her victims," Janice said, sounding a little concerned. Floyd blinked his eyes a few times and replied "Libby Lou probably said that just to make herself feel more important in this world. Well guess what? She's not as important as she thinks she is! She's just gotta wake up and realize it!"
Janice then looked down in despair. Although she didn't hang around with Libby Lou as often as, say, Miss Piggy, Libby Lou was still Janice's friend. Finding out all of these different things about Libby Lou only made Janice more confused. She loved Floyd, no doubt. But sometimes, she feels he says the wrong things....sometimes even at the wrong time. Whether to believe him or not was the question.
Janice then leaned against the wall, out of Floyd's embrace. Tears started to form from her eyes, all from the confusion and trust. Floyd looked at his girlfriend in concern and worry. "Maybe I shouldn't have said it so harshly," he said to himself. He then leaned against the wall next to her. "Jan....it's not you," Floyd started. "And it never has been you. I love you, with every inch of my heart." "Like, I know," Janice said, quietly. "But...like....sometimes I don't know if....if..if...." "If what?" he wondered. "If....if I trust you enough. Like...just now," she answered, forming more tears in her eyes.
"Baby, please..." Floyd said, desperate to do anything for his beloved Janice. "I really hate seeing you cry. Please...if there's anything I can do to make it up. Anything." Janice then turned to him; their eyes meeting. She then said quietly "Take back everything you like just said about Libby Lou. And I rully mean...everything." Floyd then closed his eyes for a moment to think it over. His head was saying that everything he said about Libby Lou was, in his mind, all true. That she was an arrogant, sarcastic, hypocrite who deserves to be a demented trash zombie. But....his heart said something else. If Floyd said he wouldn't take it back, he'd lose Janice. For good, even. But....if he lied and said he would take it back, it would mean that Janice could trust him again. It might not be what he truly believed in, but if it meant remaining with Janice, he'd do it.
"Alright," Floyd sighed. "I take back everything I said." "Rully?" Janice asked. "I mean it," he replied. "And I promise never to say another mean word to Libby Lou....ever." "Pinkie swear?" she asked, leading out her pinkie to fully make sure that Floyd fulfills his promise. "Cross my heart and hope to die, my main squeeze," he replied, wrapping his pinkie around hers and then kissing her hand. "Thanks, honey," Janice said and then hugged Floyd. "It rully means a lot. C'mon."
She than grabbed his hand and lead down the hallway once more. A little while later, the two then finally approached the room whose sign read: Libby Lou's Bedroom. Do Not Enter While In Rest. Janice then opened the door quietly and went in, with Floyd right behind her. She then noticed something (or someone) in the distance, laying on the floor near Libby Lou's bed. Janice shone her lantern light on the shadowy figure on the floor and it turned out to be.....................................................................................................................................................Dr. Teeth!
-----------------------------------------End of Chapter 7-----------------------------------------------
Ooooh! Leaving you guys on a cliffhanger! Anyways, this was a pretty dramatic chapter on my part. Maybe even my best dramatic chapter. Stay tuned for Chapter 8!