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A Boy in a Michael Myers Mask
by Starlessandbibleblack
“Considering how much crap people give this movie, it honestly isn’t that bad,” Mark said while taking another sip of his beer.
His wife, Claire, took another fistful of popcorn from her bowl.
“Just you wait. This is one of my favorite parts coming up.”
In the next scene, a boy wearing a pumpkin mask watched a flashing jack-o-lantern on a television while a silly theme played in the background. Just as the mask began to rot and the kid fell to the ground, Claire heard the doorbell ring. She grunted with disappointment and set the bowl of popcorn down on the coffee table.
“Right when we were getting to one of the best scenes,” she said with a slight hint of disappointment in her voice.
Claire stood up from their couch and walked towards the front door. While doing so, she grabbed a bowl of candy from their kitchen counter as well as her witch hat. She placed the cheap cone on her head and made sure it was lopsided. As she walked down the foyer, she could hear her husband’s laughter bellowing as the sound of snakes and bugs squirming blared from the sound system. As soon as she opened her front door, she was greeted with the delightful, high pitched screams of small children.
“Trick or treat,” they all yelled in unison at an ear-piercing pitch.
“My oh my, aren't you a scary little bunch,” Susan exclaimed while extending the bowl in front of them.
She allowed each kid to take two pieces. Most of them immediately went for the good stuff like Snickers and Reese’s. Just as she expected, none of the children went for the Almond Joys that had come in the variety bag. She didn’t really mind however. They were her favorite, and it meant more for her at the end of the night.
“Stay safe children, and please be careful. This is a busy street, so watch out for any cars.”
“Yes ma'am,” the group retorted while turning and running down the cobblestone path that snaked through her yard.
One child covered in zombie makeup turned his head as he ran and yelled, “thank you!” Claire smiled and waved goodbye to the children as they ran down her driveway and onto the sidewalk. As she watched them take off towards the next house, she caught sight of her neighbor walking across the street. The two exchanged a friendly wave. The woman and her daughter glanced up and down the street before running across it and up to Claire’s front door.
“Happy Halloween, Margaret,” Claire said while holding out the candy bowl for her daughter.
“You know, I've been looking all up and down the street for you! I'm guessing Mark went out with Tommy tonight?”
Margaret's daughter, Elizabeth, shuffled through the candy in the bowl and attempted to find one that would satisfy her cravings.
“Tommy actually went out with some friends from school. He was begging us all month to do it. I was a little skeptical, but Mark was the one that pointed out that we need to let him off the leash a little bit. We came to a compromise that he couldn't go past Jefferson Street.”
Elizabeth squealed with delight as she finally found a Twix bar among all the pieces of candy. She placed it in her bag and went back to scavenging through the bowl for another one.
“We also put a tracker app on his phone just to make sure he listens. He's never really been a problem with this sort of thing, but I just wanted to be safe.”
They both looked down as Elizabeth made it known to the world that she had found two more Twix bars.
“The two of us need to get going. If we see Tommy anywhere he's not supposed to be, I'll give you a call.”
The two women hugged, and Margaret took her daughter by the hand. As they walked down the driveway and onto the sidewalk, Claire looked on with a smile. The two of them passed in front of her house and further down the street. Just as Claire was stepping back inside, she caught sight of something in her neighbor's yard.<