A Halloween Story
Some of you already know that Halloween is my slayvorite holidanger; those who don’t probably didn’t understand the first part of this sentence. Anyway, I’m back at it this year, with a brand-new story that’s sure to make your day scare-ifying!
I’m sorry, that should read “terrifying.”
Enjoy!
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Donny got home from school on Halloween as excited as a ten-year-old boy could be. He was dressed in his normal school clothes, because the principal had decided not to allow costumes anymore, but that hadn’t made the day any less fun. His teacher, Miss Peeling, had let them each have a fun-sized candy bar in last period, and then had played them a super scary tape of Halloween sounds while they sat quietly with their hands on their desks. It had been the perfect combination to whet Donny’s appetite for tricks and treats! However, he had no idea what he was in for this Halloween!
In his bedroom, he immediately got to work on his costume. This year, he was going as a scary ghost, and he couldn’t be more excited. His Mom had even let him use one of her white sheets, the one the dog stayed on when he was sick. Donny cut holes out for his eyes, and one for his arm, so he could still hold his bag of candy. He hefted the empty bag, imagining it full to the brim. He couldn’t wait. Then he put on his completed costume and looked at himself in the mirror. Yep, he was sure to be the scariest one out this night… or was he?
That evening, after finishing his homework and eating a nutritious dinner, it was finally time to trick-or-treat. Donny was extra-excited this year, because for the first time, his parents were letting him and his best friends go out without supervision as long as they wore reflectors and didn’t leave the neighborhood. There was a knock on the door, and there were his two best friends, looking scarier than he had ever seen them. There was Jack, dressed like a brain-hungry zombie, and Stacy, dressed as a blood-thirsty vampire. Jack and Donny had made fun of her at first, because everyone knew there were no girl vampires, but now that he saw her, Donny had to admit she was pretty darn scary. Kissing his mother on the cheek and posing for a picture, he was out the door. Little did he know his evening would be… scarier than he imagined!
Once they got started, the terrifying trio really got started. They hit every house on their block within fifteen minutes, and already their bags were heavy with candy. Except for grumpy old Mr. Bodges, who gave them each a pencil and shooed them away, everyone was really nice and loved their scary costumes. Along the way, they ran into all their scary friends from school and shared tips on the houses with the best candy. It was the most fun they’d ever had. But would it last?
Soon they had visited almost every house in the neighborhood, and they were still hungry for more. Their bags weren’t quite full, but Donny’s parents had been very clear about where they could go, and before long they had been to every single house in the area, even the ones without decorations. They began to fear their fun was soon to end. Little did they know how right they were!
“Oh no!” Jack said, “If we could just go to one more house…”
“But we can’t,” Stacy insisted, being the responsible one, “Donny’s parents trusted us.”
“That’s true,” added Donny, “But I’m sure they wouldn’t mind if we went to just one more house.” In truth, he wasn’t sure of this at all, but he couldn’t resist the temptation. “What about the Spoogy house?”
His friends gasped in fright. “The Spoogy house?! But that’s the scariest house in town!” they shouted in unison.
“Yeah, so?” Donny said defiantly, “I’m not scared!”
“But we promised your parents!” Stacy pleaded.
And so, instead of visiting the scary Spoogy house, the three friends went back to Donny’s house to eat their candy and watch Goosebumps on TV. Then they had a sleepover. As he drifted off in his sleeping bag that night, stuffed with candy, Donny realized it truly had been the best Halloween ever.