Looking Like This

1.3

"Welcome to the Sorrel Weed house!"

"Where the weed at?" Amber and Eric said before bursting into a fit of giggles.

"Uhh not that kind of weed." the tour guide said awkwardly. "So, this is the foyer. Most everything in the house is original with the exception of the furniture and the paint on the wall. This is the Francis Sorrel library and the man you see in this portrait is Robert E. Lee. Lee was a dear friend of Francis who visited the Sorrel house quite often."

Andrew crossed his arms and moved around a bit, watching the painting, before saying, "That thing's haunted."

"Huh?"

Amber tilted her head and she and Eric walked around, also watching the painting, and said, "No, he's right. There's a man in it."

"How do you know huh?" Tyler asked harshly.

"Don't even worry bout that bro."

"Well you are right that this room is haunted. In the winter of 61-62, just before the great war, General Lee used this room as his office. As far as spooky activity goes, this room seems the most calm."

"Well that's promising." Eric muttered, wiping some of the face paint that ran from his tears off with a makeup wipe Pietro graced him with.

"Not to say that there isn't any ghostly activity in here, like your friends said, but out of the entire house, I'd say it's milder–"

The tour guide was cut off by a loud ringing sound.

"Ah... I'm so sorry, this is my emergency phone. I have to get this. I'll be right back. Continue looking around but don't touch anything."

"Well that's super professional." Tyler remarked.

"I-I don't think that's professional..."

"I was being sarcastic."

"...oh."

"Eh an emergency is an emergency." Taylor shrugged. "It'll be more fun to explore on our own anyway!"

"How about you guys explore–" Andrew pointed to their group then with his next words pointed to the other Casuals. "–and we go back to the bus?"

"Don't tell me you're afraid of ghosts." Taylor teased.

"I'm afraid of dying early, that's what I'm afraid of."

"Respectable." Pietro shrugged. "Personally, I'm not a fan of the supernatural. Especially after Amber told me there was a ghost man under her bed when she stayed over once."

"Your face was so funny!"

"Maybe to you. But, that said, if Lewis stays, I'll stay."

"Lewis?"

"Hell yeah, let's keep goin!"

Andrew and Pietro sighed as Lewis ran ahead with Taylor leading the group meanwhile Eric and Amber looked ready to start crying again.

"Eri, we're gonna die!" Amber said, clearly hysterical. "We're gonna die before even getting them!"

"I know!" he cried.

Pietro consoled them as he pushed them forward. They went through maybe ten rooms, then back into a hallway. Eric began writing in his journal, running his hand over the wall to comment on that as well.

As they continued they didn't notice Ashlyn freeze in her spot until Tyler asked, "Why is she wearing earplugs?"

"Ah! I thought they were wireless earbuds?!" Aiden gasped.