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Ludo Nert was chained to his bed. The doctor couldn't say if he'd been hurt in what was now named the Red Light Gazette unexplained explosion, but he did show symptoms of catatonic depression and oral candidiasis – so they let him stay at home for a fortnight, even though Ludo himself insisted that he had suffered from these illnesses for as long as he could remember. There was no visitors of course so he tried to entertain himself watching the large birds that lived on the roof of the building next door.

Ludo tried hard not to think of the secret place, and the birds helped him.

On the twelfth night he woke. In the dim light he could see a beautiful girl dressed in a small black skirt and a bikini top with red birds printed on it. ‘I am Barbara the ex-wife of Count B. You might have read about me in the purple press. I need information from the hard table at the Gazette. Will you help me?’

‘I can't.’ Ludo blurted, ‘the editor has the keys.’

Barbara took out two pairs of handcuffs. ‘I will come again tomorrow. I hope you are a bit more cooperative then.’

When she left, Ludo Nert was chained to his bed.

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The shitty secrets of Ludo Nert. A serial fiction Inspired by Torundel the shitposter and its many spin offs. It follows these rules:

211 words - Starting with the word Ludo Nert - First and last sentence are identical.

This episode hint to the story by @prayzz

As I am not a native English speaker please inform me if something is misspelled, wrong or just horrendous English, and I will see if I can fix it.

Earlier episodes:
The shitty secrets of Ludo Nert - part 1
The shitty secrets of Ludo Nert - part 2