The house should have been getting cleaner.
SHOULD HAVE.
But no.
Because this is Section E.
Percy, still dizzy from the fan attack, climbed the stool again.
Percy: "Guys… I think the fan is still glowing."
Eren: "Bro bas kar. Leave it. If it glows, it glows."
(Bro stop. Leave it.)
Mayo squinted up.
The fan blades shimmered like radioactive candy.
Mayo: "It looks like it came from Chernobyl."
Josh: "If it spins again we might all get superpowers."
Theo: "I ALREADY HAVE SUPERPOWERS— I CAN SCREAM REALLY LOUD."
Everyone: "SHUT UP THEO!"
Angelo and Aries were still wrestling with slime stuck between the cushions.
Aries: "WHO SAT HERE WITH SLIME ON THEIR BACK??"
Rafael raised his hand slowly.
Rafael: "I… think it was me. But in my defense, I thought the sofa was hugging me back."
Felix: "No bro… that was the slime."
Cindy: "Someone help me pull this part— it's stuck."
She pulled.
The entire cushion flew up—
WHAM!
Hit Lorenzo in the face.
Lorenzo: "MY NOSE IS BROKEN— AGAIN."
Kit: "Bro that looks fine, stop overreacting."
Lorenzo: "KIT DON'T GASLIGHT ME."
Lia, Lexi, Mika, Cindy, and Rakki were scrubbing in silence until Mika mumbled:
Mika: "Um… guys?"
Everyone turned.
Mika: "I think my hand is stuck."
They looked.
Her hand was deep in a giant chunk of hardened slime.
Lexi: "HOW DID YOU—"
Mica: "I leaned… and it… grabbed me."
Rakki: "Why does everything you touch become a hazard?"
Kairav came to check and nearly choked.
Kairav: "Yeh kya kar diya tumne?!"
(What have you done?!)
Mica: "I'm sorryyyyy— help me!
GRANDMA LORA'S SECOND APPEARANCE
She marched in again like a boss.
Looked at Mica's hand.
Looked at the slime.
Pulled out a spatula from her pocket.
Everyone: "WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT?!"
Grandma Lora: "Kids these days. Always need tools."
She wedged the spatula under Mica's stuck hand…
POP!
Mica's hand flew free, flinging a chunk of slime straight onto…
DANIEL'S FACE.
Daniel: "BRO— I CAN'T SEE—"
He staggered backward, fell onto the beanbag.
Beanbag EXPLODED.
Foam balls everywhere.
Calix grabbed a handful.
Calix: "IT'S SNOWING! IN Manila!!"
Felix: "CALIX PUT IT DOWN—"
Too late.
He blew the foam into the air.
Within seconds the living room turned into a winter wonderland.
Rakki: "BRO THIS IS NOT FROZEN."
Jessica: "LET IT GOOO—"
Everyone: "NO JESSICA SHUT UP!"
ION & ANGELO'S MINI DRAMA
Ion wiped slime off Angelo's hair.
Ion: "Tumhare baal toh khatam."
(Your hair is finished.)
Angelo: "WHAT—"
She held up the comb.
A chunk of slime-covered hair stuck to it.
Angelo: "NOOOO— I LOOK LIKE A PENGUIN NOW."
Ion patted his head.
Ion: "Cute penguin :)"
Angelo: "That does NOT help."
Jay and Kiefer were cleaning the floor.
Jay suddenly slipped—
Kiefer caught her by the waist.
Kiefer: "Got you."
Jay: "If I fell again, I was gonna marry the floor."
Kiefer: "I'm starting to get jealous."
Jay: "Of the FLOOR??"
Kiefer: "Yes. It gets more hugs from you than I do."
Jay went silent.
Blushed.
Then pushed him lightly.
Jay: "Shut up, idiot."
Lia was scrubbing the wall aggressively.
Lia: "I'm not doing sleepovers ever again."
Kairav: laughing "You say that every time."
Lia: "YEAH BECAUSE YOU ALL KEEP BREAKING MY HOUSE."
He gently moved a slime strand off her cheek.
Kairav: "We'll fix everything. I promise."
Lia melted.
Then—
BOOM.
A loud crash came from the hallway.
They all ran.
And found…
SEAN stuck inside the laundry basket like a turtle.
Sean: "HELP. I CAN'T GET OUT."
Theo: "How did you even GET IN THERE?!"
Sean: "It was a dare."
Marco: raises hand "It was my dare."
Tiger: "Tum logon ka kuch nahi ho sakta."
(There is no hope for you people.)
Just when they reached the living room again…
THE SLIME ON THE CEILING DRIPPED.
A single drop fell…
Landed on Felix's arm…
AND STARTED SPREADING.
Felix: "GUYS— GUYS— THE SLIME— IT'S CLONING."
Tiger: "NAH— I'M DONE."
Angelo: "THROW THE WHOLE HOUSE AWAY."
Cindy: "LET'S MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY."
Jay: "LET'S MOVE TO ANOTHER PLANET."
Lia: screaming "JUST CLEAN IT MAN!!"
Grandma Lora
She walked back in.
With a bucket of hot water, a mop, and pure disappointment.
Grandma Lora:
"Bas. Enough."
(Enough.)
She dipped the mop…
Swung it like a weapon…
SPLASH—SHWUMP— SMACK— SWIPE—
Within five minutes
The slime on ceiling
Walls
Fan
Floor
Sofa
Kids
EVERYTHING
was GONE.
Everyone stared in fear.
Tiger: "She is the strongest character in this story."
Angelo: "She can defeat Thanos."
Josh: "She can defeat INFINITY stones."
Mica: "She can defeat my slime."
Everyone gasped.