The Haunting Hour by R.L. Stine

Author:R.L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: HarperCollins

Are We There Yet?

INTRODUCTION

ILLUSTRATED BY GREG CALL

For our summer vacations, my parents used to take us on long car trips. My brother and sister and I were squeezed in the backseat—and we’d argue and fight the whole way.

As we rode, my mom would point out every cow and horse. My dad always got lost. We hated these trips! They always ended with the three of us kids screaming, “Let us out of this car!”

“No problem,” my mom would shoot back. “This is a one-way trip. You don’t have to ride back with us.” She meant it as a joke. But I always wondered—what if she was serious?

My brother, Artie, and I did not want to go on a long car trip with my parents. We were unhappy, and we didn’t keep it a secret.

“Are we there yet?” Artie whined, hunched beside me in the backseat.

Mom laughed. “Artie—we just backed down the driveway!”

“But when are we going to get there?” he asked.

“We’ll get there when we get there,” Dad said, slowing for a stop sign. Dad likes to talk in mysteries.

I don’t like mysteries. I like to get to the point. “Why are we taking this stupid car trip?” I groaned.

“For a vacation,” Mom said.

“But we always go to the beach for our vacation,” I said.

“Not this year,” Dad said, his eyes straight ahead on the road.

Beside me, Artie had settled back against the seat and was punching away at the Game Boy he held in his lap. “Richie Corwin went on a car trip with his parents last week,” Artie said.

“Did he enjoy it?” Mom asked.

Artie shrugged. “I don’t know. He didn’t come back yet.”

We passed several cars as Dad slid into the center lane of the highway. “Pam and Kelly went on car trips this summer too,” I said.

“See, Tammi? It’s the cool thing to do!” Mom said.

“Did either of them come back yet?” Dad asked.

Something about the way he asked that question made me pause. His voice sounded so strange—kind of tight.

“No. Not yet,” I said.

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