Chapter 12 - Don’t Eat Me!

- NOOO!!

Nick lost all his means and began to wriggle in all directions to try to recover. It was not possible! He could not be in such a situation again! The boy tried to get up, but every time he tried to take support with his hand or foot, it sank into the mousse. As he waded, he found himself on his back and became aware of his sister's face above him.

- FLORE!! STOP! DON'T!!!

He kept moving and finally managed to get back into a vertical position. He saw all around him an immense expanse of chocolate mousse. Observing her, his anxiety grew. He knew that the contents of the bowl would soon be gone. And he was part of it! Flore poured herself a glass of Coke, then she took the bowl and went to settle on the sofa.

- FLORE!!! PLEASE! STOP!!

At every step she made, he felt the control she held over him. Flore settled down and turned on the TV, without letting go of the bowl. Nick had never been in such a state of nervousness. He had almost been eaten several times since the beginning of the day, but this time he knew he could not escape. It was impossible for him to get out of the bowl, he was almost entirely covered with chocolate mousse and, above all, Flore was far too distracted by the TV to realize that her brother was there, shrunk just below her, and that she was going to eat him!

- FLOOOORE!!

The giantess plunged her spoon into the bowl.

- NOOOO!!

The giant spoon dipped into the mousse a few centimetres from him. Nick looked up and saw his sister laugh at the show she was watching. This image terrorized him. How could she laugh at such a moment? She was about to eat him, and she was laughing! Under the horrified look of her brother, she swallowed her bite and plunged her spoon a second time.

- Nooo!

He tried to plunge into the mousse to hide himself, but only managed to descend a few millimetres, while Flore pulled up her spoon again near him. She was far from imagining that each of her gestures was synonymous with a death risk for Nick, who was praying not to be in her next spoonful. Natalie entered the room and approached the couch.

- Mmmm. Can I have a bit? - she asked, settling down next to Flore.

Nick left his head on the surface and saw his mother look at the mousse, mouth watering. She plunged her index finger to the other end of the bowl before the eyes of the desperate boy.

- Oh no! Not you too!!

She lifted her finger and swallowed the mousse on it with guilty pleasure.

- Have mercyyyy! - implored Nick, sobbing.

He was close to tears. Since the beginning of the day, he had almost been killed many times. He had found himself in Flore's coffee, nearly thrown in the trash, found himself in Alizée's and Claire's meal, and had almost been swallowed by his mother's vacuum. He was exhausted! He could not take it anymore! This time he was sure it was the end! He was going to be eaten by his mother or sister, and he could do nothing to stop them.

- Stop ...

They did not know he was there, and worst of all, they were happy! They laughed, without suspecting that one second to another, one of them would commit the unthinkable. Natalie dipped her finger again in front of Nick who saw it land right on him.

- Mum!!!

She picked it up at the last moment, passing a few millimetres from the boy. He watched her eat, fearing more and more her approaching finger. He did not know what to do. He saw Flore's spoon suddenly fall on him.

- Aaaaah!!

The giant spoon covered him completely and pushed him into the mousse while Flore took a new spoonful. Although he knew she was completely unaware of his presence, he could not help but feel hatred towards her. She was torturing him. Filled with anger, he did not immediately see his mother dive her finger right next to him as he rose to the surface. Before he could react, she suddenly dragged him out with it.

- MUM! Nooo!!

As she lifted him up, he saw her staring hungrily at the tip of her finger as she opened her mouth. She was going to eat her son!

- Mooooom!!

In one second, he pulled himself out of the mousse on the finger of the giantess and fell back into the bowl of his sister while Natalie put her finger in her mouth and enjoyed the delicious taste of the chocolate foam that was on it.

- AAAAAAH!!

He landed on his stomach in the bowl and began to sink into the moose.

- HELP ME!!

Without even looking, Flore again dipped her spoon right next to the tiny boy. He saw the moose parting all around him and was suddenly raised in the air.

- HAVE MERCY!! NOOOO!!!

He saw the huge body of his sister parade before him to reach the height of her chin.

- FLOOORE!!!

Natalie rested her head on her daughter's shoulder. Nick looked at both of them. He was there, right in front of them, and yet they did not recognise him. His life was coming to an end right under their noses. Flore laughed again. This time it was the end. Neither she nor her mother had any idea where he was. Nobody knew it. Flore's laugh echoed in Nick's head as she brought the spoon toward her.

- NOOOOOO!!

He gave one last look of despair to his mother and saw the immense mouth of Flore open before him. In one final outburst of despair, he shouted:

- STOOOOP! DON'T EAT MEEEEEEE!!!
- Wait!

To Be Continued ...

Translated from French to English by jdragondawn