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| Image: Rick Spaulding |
The jack o’lanterns were perfectly placed. Cobwebs
delightfully drooping from the eaves. Aileen’s porch light was on to tell
trick-or-treaters it was okay to come by, but just one candle in the front window.
She didn’t really want a lot of visitors. A few trick-or-treaters would be fine, as long as no snoopy parents were
along to peer in and down the hall. She had found it was easiest to maintain
her privacy if she didn’t act like she was keeping herself private.
Her black-out curtains were pulled on the inside, lined with
lovely lacy sheers for the outer world to see. Only her loyally selected “family”
were present for the private doings.
One large candy bowl was placed outside, but there was a
CCTV camera on it, to watch for kids taking too much. That just didn’t fly with
Aileen or her private brood.
Her nephew was placed where he could have one eye on the live
video, but typically they heard the kids in time enough so that his
concentration was on the séance in front of him. After they called his mother from
beyond they could focus more on the kids outside.
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ReplyDeleteNicely fitting with Halloween approaching. I finally got a small pumpkin to sit outside on the lawn near our porch steps. I even managed to get a couple of pots of mums this year. It's always such a welcome sight to see my small fall display. I don't like getting trick or treators and totally discourage anyone attempting to collect candy from us. Thanks for sharing your creative writing with the photo challenge. Have a good week, my friend!
Thanks. You too!
DeleteWe won't really have Halloween here in Vietnam. Not that I know of, anyway. And I haven't even seen a pumpkin anywhere!
Oh, that's an interesting setting. Private but not too private. I like that.
ReplyDeleteIf you act too private, people will be curious! It's logic.
DeleteWhat is Aileen upto doing seance on a halloween night? Creepy!
ReplyDeleteI can't flesh it out too much more. I just don't know enough about the occult to know what would happen!
DeleteYikes! Sounds scary! I fear for those kids who take too much!! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm glad there was an element of fright or suspense. If I knew how to flesh it out, I'd probably focus more on the results of the seance than the kids, but I don't know enough, so this one will have to stand as it is.
Delete... maybe they make a sacrifice of greedy kids. EW!
And I'm sorry, but when I was looking at my Comments tab, I accidentally clicked wrong and deleted your other comment. :-(