After a winding run up a mountainside just outside their town, Dan pulled the car off the road and onto a long, gravel driveway that led to an abandoned farmhouse. It looked like it had been a big, fancy house a long time ago. Fortunately there was a full moon so it wasn't too dark and creepy, but Mikki had never seen this place before and she was a little surprised when her dad turned off the engine and undid his seatbelt. She undid hers too. For a while they sat quietly and Dan let her take a look at the house and the sparsely wooded fields around it.
"Is there anything you want to tell me?" Dan finally asked with a slightly ominous frown.
Mikki grew nervous and looked down at her knees. She was afraid she'd start crying if she looked at her dad's face. He'd probably think she was just
