旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Hide And Seek By: J.L.Black Page 40 � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � Part 8 � � Joyce and the kids left the house making their way to the haunted home. � � They talked about nothing in particular as they walked the few short � � blocks to the old home. Joyce deliberately tried to keep the � � conversation light, staying clear of any conversation about the house. � � She was certain the old house was and is haunted. But she wasn't sure � � what any of them could do about it. Deep down, Joyce was thrilled to � � be included in this adventure of her daughter's and her friends. She � � had always wanted to go hunting for ghosts but never had the � � opportunity nor the ability to do so. Generally, Joyce knew, it would � � require traveling to another location to investigate a haunting. So � � the activity of investigation could end up being very expensive. � � � � "So," Norm said in his normal matter of fact manner, "what is it � � exactly we hope to accomplish going to this house?" � � � � Joyce realized he was speaking to her. She pulled her thoughts � � together, trying to bring herself back from what might have to what is. � � "I'm not sure what we hope to accomplish. I would like to experience � � the same things you guys did. If that doesn't happen, then I would at � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸