The Haunting of Sunshine Girl

Chapter 14

It's been almost a month and a half since Sunshine last said goodbye.

She's been doing — well, she's actually been doing really great. Ever since Creepy Lady blessed the house with sage the ghosts have been.. quiet. Sometimes her little unicorn will move, but she's grown used to it. Maybe she even likes it a little. It lets her know that there is still a presence in her house, but — but not the bad one, like the spirit that attacked her.

Her nightmares haven't gone away, no, not completely. But she's been able to finally talk to her mother about them and — and it's just good to finally get it off her chest. She's been able to overcome her fear; the taste of copper doesn't quite faze her as it once had, and she's been able to improve on a regular sleep schedule.

Of course, Sunshine misses the ghosts. Kind of. After that last experience, where she was attacked, she knows she's terrified. But she loves the thrill. The adrenaline rushing through her limbs and mind and powering her forward. She loves uncovering the mysteries of the house. It's really — it's, just, a terrible addiction.

That being said, Sunshine and her mother are deciding to go on a road trip across the Oregon beach, exploring different haunted places and spending more quality time with each other! There will still be that beating fear of the spirits, but at least they have each other, and it's not like the ghosts are at their house. It's different. They can't be followed, and it's so, so relieving.

That being said, here they are in the car. Sunshine pulls out the camera she hasn't even looked at in almost two months. "Hey kids!" she greets, smiling widely. "It's adventure time! WOO!" She's sitting in the passenger seat of the car, bags stacked up around her and the sun shining down on her face.

"How 'bout I just help you here," Kat's voices comes through, and Sunshine nods eagerly. "So, helloooo~" Her mother squeezes in to the frame with her daughter, and the two grin at the camera. "In case you couldn't understand what Sunshine just said there —"

"ADVENTURE TIME!"

Kat rolls her eyes as she continues on her tangent of words. "Anyone who thinks she's an actor would realize she could do that a lot better."

Sunshine starts laughing as her mother continues. "Adventure time~ We're going on a road trip."

"Yep. We are." She smirks, waving to the bags surrounding the back of the car. "Look at all our stuff."

"That's aaaallll Sunshine's crap."

"It is not, it's mostly hers." She snorts. "It's all her necessity though. We need all of it."

"We tell 'em where we're going?"

"Yes. Yes!" Sunshine smacks her legs. "You get to know. I mean, I don't know everything 'cause she's keeping secrets from me guys —" She points to her mother, "secrets~ But anyways —"

"Well," Kat cuts in, "I think you've kept a few secrets, princess."

She cocks a brow and rolls her eyes. "Whatever. She's, suddenly, cranky. Anyways, we, are going, to, the Organ coaaaast!" Sunshine says the last words in a sing-song voice, then squeals with excitement.

"I've never heard anyone sing that."

"Oh, I can, I sing everything, I'm very excited, all the time." She tilts her head and smiles.

"Yes, we are gonna document everything."

"Yees."

"And share it with you—"

Sunshine points to the camera. "And you're gonna love it. Enjoy it."

"So." Kat turns the camera on both of them. "And, just because Sunshine doesn't know everything, I'm taking her to a few surprises. Including some places that may or may not be.."