I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

Hearing her son's explanation, Annie finally stopped what she was doing.

She looked at Peter, shrugged, and said softly:

"You can eat there if you want, you're a big kid now..."

"No, no, I'll eat at home, I just..."

Peter quickly interrupted his mother, saying:

"I just wanted to go have some fun."

Anne looked at Peter and fell silent.

After a moment, he whispered a warning:

"Okay, no drinking."

Peter was overjoyed upon hearing this and was about to agree when…

Then I heard my mother continue:

"Take your sister with you."

Upon hearing this, Peter's heart skipped a beat.

Somewhat reluctantly, he asked:

"Um...is she willing to go?"

"How will we know if we don't ask?"

Anne raised an eyebrow at Peter and said with a smile:

"Go ask Charlie."

Left with no other choice, Peter, somewhat unwilling,

I had no choice but to rush to my sister's room to ask for her opinion.

But when Peter arrived, he couldn't find Charlie anywhere!

Seeing this, he ran back to his mother's workshop with a hint of smugness.

He said softly:

"Um... I really wanted to ask Charlie's opinion, but she's nowhere to be found."

Anne was startled upon hearing this.

He quickly stood up and anxiously ran out to search.

Charlie was raised by Anne's mother, Helen, from a young age, so they weren't close.

Some time ago, Helen, who had been taking care of Charlie, suddenly passed away.

This made Charlie, who was already withdrawn, even more eccentric.

Anne, who hadn't spent much time with Charlie, always had conflicting feelings about her daughter.

There was a hint of guilt in it, and a hint of alienation.

But as a mother, Anne was still very worried about Charlie's situation.

I was afraid something might happen to her if she left alone.

However, as soon as Anne ran out of the house, she immediately saw Charlie standing in the garden, lost in thought.

"Hey! Charlie!"

Anne ran to Charlie and discovered that her daughter wasn't wearing shoes.

With a strong desire to control, she said somewhat angrily:

"What are you doing? Walking out of the house barefoot!"

As she spoke, Anne pulled Charlie, who was expressionless, close and complained:

"Are you an idiot? You can't run outside without shoes or a coat!"

Charlie's health had been poor, so Anne was a little worried.

Perhaps Anne hurt Charlie with that movement.

Charlie angrily pulled his hands away from his mother's and muttered something under his breath:

"I want my grandma."

Hearing this, Annie became even angrier.

She looked at Charlie, who was ignoring her with his head down, and asked:

"What? Are you still angry with me?"

She forcefully pulled Charlie's arm and dragged her straight back into the house.

After entering the room, Charlie went upstairs to his bedroom without saying a word.

But Annie called out to him:

"Hey! Take off your dirty socks!"

As Anne changed her shoes, she said to Charlie:

"Also, you have to go to a party with your brother!"

Charlie silently walked back to the door and started taking off his socks, casually asking:

"What kind of party?"

Anne didn't know what party Peter was going to, so she just gave a casual reply:

"Go to school and play with other children."

Charlie said in a low voice:

"I'm not going."

"No, you must go!"

Why?

"Because you can play with other children!"

Just then, Peter, who had heard the commotion, slowly walked over.

Silently watching her mother and sister argue.

Peter secretly hoped that his sister would stick to her own ideas and not go to the party with him.

However, Anne, who was conflicted, did not want to face her daughter alone.

She happened to see Peter standing to the side, and pointed at him, saying to Charlie:

"Play with your brother and the other children."

Charlie slowly turned his head upon hearing this and glanced at Peter.

After hesitating for a moment, he said softly:

"All right."

The moment the words left her mouth, Annie clapped her hands and said:

"Great, you can come too."

As she spoke, Anne looked at Peter again and gestured with her hand:

"She's going with you."

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Peter could only reply expressionlessly:

"it is good."

Seeing that everything was going according to plan, Annie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, she emphasized to Peter again:

No alcohol allowed, and don't let your sister eat nuts.

You know, she's allergic to nuts.

Peter nodded and assured his mother:

"I will absolutely not drink it, and Charlie will never eat nuts."

"Good, don't stay out too late."

Anne smiled and patted her son's arm before handing him the car keys.

And so, Peter took the car keys from his mother.

Driving that Volvo V70, with his silent younger sister,

They headed to Amy's house for a party.

However, on his way to Amy's house,

The car sped past a utility pole in an instant.

A string of strange symbols slowly appeared on the utility pole.

It was exactly the same symbol that Charlie drew at school!

Peter's house is far from the city center.

By the time he drove to Amy's house, it was already completely dark.

After Peter parked the car, he led Charlie into Amy's villa.

By this time, the party had been going on for quite a while.

Accompanied by upbeat music, some young people, whether they knew each other or not,

They stood in twos and threes, drinking and chatting happily.

There were a few girls chopping nuts in the kitchen, seemingly preparing to cook something.

Peter, accompanied by his younger sister, moved somewhat awkwardly through the crowd.

His eyes searched everywhere for Bridget.

Fortunately, Peter soon appeared on the sofa in the living room.

I saw Bridget sitting there alone, drinking something.

Peter looked at Bridget, silently composing himself.

He then took a deep breath and slowly walked over.

He asked casually:

"Hey, how's the party?"

Bridget, with her legs crossed, glanced at Peter and teased him with a coquettish laugh:

"What? Do you want to know if you should have come?"

"Yes."

Peter nodded, then continued nervously:

"What do you think?"

"It's alright."

Bridget chuckled and shrugged noncommittally.

Seeing that the conversation had reached a stalemate, Peter quickly pulled a bag out of his pocket.

He asked earnestly:

"Do you smoke? I got some pretty good quality stuff."

Bridget hesitated for only half a second before standing up abruptly.

Then, as they walked, he said to Peter:

"There's a chimney next door."

"cool."

Peter finally smiled.

He quickly followed Bridget, ready to have some fun with the girl he liked.

But it was at this moment that Peter realized,

His younger sister, Charlie, followed closely behind him.

Seeing this, Peter quickly said to his sister:

"Charlie, could you wait here for me for a moment?"

Charlie refused without even looking up:

"No."

"Please, Charlie, just two more minutes, then we can go play!"

How about you draw some pictures then?

However, Charlie continued to shake his head, showing no intention of letting him go.

Peter glanced at Bridget, who was still waiting for him, and was momentarily caught in a dilemma.

How exactly do I get rid of this tagalong?

When he was at his wit's end, he suddenly discovered that...

Someone is making a chocolate cake in the kitchen!

Knowing that his younger sister loved chocolate the most, he quickly pointed to the cake and said to her:

"Charlie, look! There's a chocolate cake!"

Not everyone gets a share; only those who get there first do!

Upon hearing this, Charlie's attention was immediately drawn to the chocolate cake being made in the kitchen.

Seeing that the cake had worked, Peter quickly tiptoed away.

He ran quickly toward Bridget.

Charlie gazed at the nearly finished chocolate cake and slowly walked over.