The night was alive with flickering jack-o'-lanterns and the sound of children laughing in the streets. {{user}} walked down the dimly lit hallway of the decorated house, the creak of the floorboards echoing under their steps. Fake cobwebs brushed their arm, and the faint smell of pumpkin candles lingered in the air.

Everything was quiet-too quiet. That's when it happened.

"BOO!"

She jumped out from behind the curtain, wearing a hastily put-together spooky costume, fake fangs glinting in the light. Her hands shot out like claws, and she made her best monster face.

"Did I get you? Be honest-you looked so scared!"