14. Chapter 14 - A Short Interlude

Lynn Sr., Rita, Luan, Lilly, Lola, Lana, Fiona, Katherine Mulligan, Poppa Wheelie, and one of Aunt Ruth's cats all sat around the Loud family basement eating sandwiches.

"Anyone else feel like we've been at this for a really long time?" asked Lynn

"Yes dear." replied Rita. "Just like the last twelve times you've said that. Here, have another turkey."

Lynn shrugged and took the proffered sandwich, and soon the room was silent again, save for the soft sound of chewing.

"Hey," said Lana, "Whatever happened to Lisa?"

"She's at a science conference or something." Lola replied. "Remember? It was mentioned in like, chapter 2."

Luan's eyes crossed in thought as she processed this. "And...what, she just never came back?" queried the jokester, incredulously.

"This is Katherine Mulligan, inquiring, do you actually care?"

A chorus of disinterested grunts rolled across the room in response, save for the cat, who simply meowed.

"I'm just here hoping that something happens to Becky, and then I could take her place." Fiona confessed.

Silence fell upon the room once more.

"Well, I'm sure glad we got all that out in the open." Said Lynn, unwrapping another sandwich.

Suddenly, he paused, as another thought occurred to him.

"Hey, wasn't Lucy here with us at some point?"