The tree house seemed like it was yards away from the bedroom. Nathan stumbled out of bed, with the help of his sister and friends. He still felt a little weird after what the ghost had did to him, but he thought he was okay. At least the doctors said so. 'What do they know?' he thought bitterly. He threaded his hands through Sarah's and Julia's, a brotherly action that he did not preform much. He was a typical nine year old boy, who normally teased and tormented his sisters, but times had changed ever since She showed up. He loved his sisters, he truly did, so he would protect them with everything he had. Even if that meant sacrificing himself.

"The hallway seems longer than usual," Sarah muttered. She squeezed Nathan's hand and then reached out grabbing Gene's hand. They all huddled together as they walked down the winding hallway. Once, when she was six, she accidentally watched "The Shining", a horror movie. The hallways in the hotel were really creepy, kind of like the hallways in their huge house. She was half expecting the walls to start bleeding. Sarah winced at the thought, inwardly scolding herself for having such thoughts. Emily might read her mind and do just that.

"That's because they are," Julia said. "Emily is playing another one of her games." She stopped walking and squeezed her eyes shut. "Think of something randomly. Think hard." Sometimes, they could use the power of their thoughts to confuse Emily, or it seemed. It did seem like she read their minds a lot and did things that would scare them. Even for a ghost, it had to drain her powers when she was trying to read six minds at once.

Nathan thought of his due science project, Sarah thought of the time her family went to the zoo, and Julia thought of the last book she had read. Julia peeked one of her eyes open. It was working. Emily's illusion was wavering and she could see the hallway for how it was supposed to look.

"Keep thinking."

With a loud sound like a huge rubber band snapping, the hallway came back into focus, normal looking but still very eerie and quiet. "Now run," Sarah yelled.