On That Day

by Tiki

That date.

October 31st.

That date always sends chills down my spine. I can't help it. It scares me. It has for years.

I know my fear is irrational. It's just one day. One day out of the year. One simple little day. But I get so afraid that day. I can't help remembering what happened. It was so horrible.

I know the others are suspicious. They can't understand why I don't like Ha...October 31st. See I can't even say it. I can't even tell them the truth. I mean, what would they think of me? I'm supposed to be their leader, but this one day terrifies me.

Pidge knows. I can tell. I should have figured he wouldn't let the matter rest. It probably wasn't that hard to find out either. All he really needed to do was just ask my family. They would tell him. I know my family so well.

I know he's telling everyone right now. I can just imagine it. I can see the expressions on their faces. Lance. Hunk. Sven. I don't know if they'll ever look at me the same again.

I wonder if Pidge has the picture. I don't know if they would send it to him. I hate being the only boy in a family of seven. I was also the youngest. It was a recipe for disaster.

On that day, October 31st, when I was nine, my sisters chased me through the house, trapped me and held me down while they tortured me. It was horrible. After they were done, they took pictures and made me go outside like that. I was a nine-year-old boy, why would they do that to me?

On that day, my sisters, made me...go trick-or-treating as.....

Tinkerbell.

THE END

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