"I want to learn how to drive!" Skye pestered Henry, who was lounging on the sofa in the rear compartment, reading a book about the Warrens.
The RV's sound system was playing The Beatles' final classic album, Let It Be, soothing the indescribably oppressive atmosphere.
Naturally, Henry ignored the unreasonable little girl and said without looking up, "Same as always. Wait until you're sixteen."
"Look at someone else's brother!" If Henry had any hair on top of his head, Skye would have already grabbed it and made him look at the driver's seat.
But Skye did not need to remind him. Henry already knew what was happening in the driver's seat. The source of the RV's oppressive atmosphere was none other than Lorna, who had been taken by her biological brother to tour a real haunted house all night and was now sitting behind the wheel.
When the little girl realized that her adventure was different from what she had imagined, and that this sprawling haunted house was not merely scary but genuinely deadly, Lorna had already begun to regret it and wanted to return to the RV.
They said that making girls scream was more satisfying for boys than making them laugh. So Quicksilver completely ignored Lorna's desire to turn back. He led her through one challenge after another until they finally faced the final boss of the haunted town.
Though it ended without real danger, Lorna had screamed herself hoarse along the way. That alone showed whether her impressions of this adventure had been good or bad.
So after returning to the RV, Lorna immediately entered Cold War mode and ignored the biological brother she had only recently acknowledged. The happier Quicksilver had been earlier, the more miserable his current situation was.
The old lady and Skye, having