The Great Escape: A Comedy of Errors and Clues

Previously

…Ariana, though still a little shaky, managed a small smile. “The willow tree is pretty,” she said softly. “It’s not scary like this room.” Louie, already halfway to the door, grinned back at her. “Come on! Let’s go find that door!” He flung open the door, letting a sliver of the late afternoon sun spill into the dim laundry room, chasing away some of the gloom. The air still smelled of dust and mothballs, but now, it also carried a faint hint of hope, and the promise of further, undoubtedly comical, adventures.