Chapter 6

They were in the trunk again. The rattling and shaking of the car was familiar to them by then, but didn't make them feel any better.

If the Baudelaires were in a regular seat of a car, instead of jammed uncomfortably in a trunk, then they would see the beautiful landscape of the Road Less Traveled of the Finite Forest, which I have once taken on my way to a certain dairy.

"We're in the trunk again," Sighed Klaus shakily.

"But it doesn't make me feel any better," Replied Violet uncomfortably.

"Leztravel!" Shrieked Sunny, a word which here means, "I'm sure we've never been here before, although I can't see the landscape."

The Baudelaires had no more to say afterwards and fell silent the rest of the way, letting the bumpy road carry them off to certain doom.

Suddenly, the car screeched to an all-too-familiar stop, and the sound of a door slamming made the Baudelaire hearts flutter, a phrase which here means, "All three of them were so terrified they could hardly breathe."

The trunk creaked on its hinges and swung wide open, light pouring in from every side.

"Hello." Wheezed Olaf unpleasantly, and he pulled the Baudelaires out of the trunk, slamming it behind him.

He said no more as he led them down a winding path to a small building made out of emerald green lumber.

He pointed to Violet. "You," He said sharply, "Get over there and wait." Violet hurried down the path and waited by the door of the shack.

Olaf said some things to her siblings, drew a quick line across his throat, and pointed to Violet. She knew he was threatening them to stay put.

He then crunched over to where she was standing, and pointed to a small pad under the doorknob.

"Press your finger there, then we can burn it down." Said Olaf in a bored tone.

Violet stared at the pad and contemplated her situation. If she let him in, she would betray VFD, but if she didn't, she and her siblings would be dead.

"What are you waiting for?" Snapped Olaf, growing impatient.

"I can't," Said Violet weakly, "I can't betray VFD, though I don't know what it is."

Most of the time, when someone says something displeasing to you, you will usually get mad, scream, and start throwing things across the room. Yet Olaf is unlike any ordinary person, and just smiled maliciously.

"Alright," he said still smiling, "Come with me."

He grabbed her by the hand and dragged her to her siblings, who were waiting worriedly. Violet looked up at Olaf's eyes and saw that they were glinting furiously. But something else caught Violet's eye that was also glinting in the sun.

That thing was in Olaf's shaky hand, though Violet didn't know if his hand was shaking in anger or in fear.

And as they approached the to younger Baudelaires, Violet feared for their lives because of the gun she saw in Count Olaf's hand.