house and put it into park One more minute on the road and I think I might have died of boredom Oh please Mom rolled her eyes and unbuckled her seat belt Dramatic much You would have been just fine The house loomed over them It was made with wood that had been painted yellow at one point But a lot of the paint was faded or had chipped away over time James wasn't able to see into any of the windows it was as though
they were covered by something from the inside There was a big wooden porch that surrounded the front side of the house In the back seat Ruthie growled with impatience Me out she cried Car off James turned around in his seat reaching over to take his sister's warm hand in his as she waved it around in distress Hey he cooed It's okay sis We're gonna go inside and see Grandma now Ruthie twisted her face around in
her car seat to grin her chin shining with drool Gramma Yep Mom said then opened the door and stepped out We're here James got out of the car The driveway was covered in little rocks that crunched beneath his sneakers as he walked around to the trunk Mom handed him his backpack and suitcase then went to unbuckle Ruthie Welcome said a voice right behind James He couldn't help it he screamed in surprise He spun
around quickly nearly falling when his shoes slid over the gravel Grandma he cried out when he saw who was standing there You nearly gave me a heart attack Grandma stood there her fluffy white hair glowing in the moonlight laughing Sorry about that James she said I was just so excited to see you pull into the driveway I couldn't wait for you to get inside Hi Mama Mom said She wrestled to close the trunk while
