It’s a
little hard to pick just one. Halloween has always been my favorite
holiday, but I didn’t get many chances to celebrate it how I wanted to.
There are a few key moments throughout the years
that stand out in my mind.
I love when trick or treating happens on the 31st.
it is so bizarre a concept that different towns celebrate Halloween on
different days. It takes the magic away. As a child, even if I wasn’t
allowed to go out, I would see the
kids. As early as 4 o 5 p.m., you could see kids in their costumes
running around. But the magic always happened later. The sun would set,
and it would get dark. The wind would pick up just slightly, blowing the
leaves on the ground, and the streets would
be filled with monster, clowns, fairies, all sorts of things. The
sounds of kids, their laughter, their footsteps as they ran down the
street, the words ‘Trick or Treat’, all carried throughout the
neighborhood by that chilly wind. It was a different world.
I wanted to sadly to be part of it.
I remember one year, I convinced my mom to take me
trick or treating. I was so excited! I got dressed up as a witch – all
in black. I even put fake nails on. I was ready, but my mom said it was
too early. Kids began to knock on our door.
We had candy, so I opened the door and gave them candy. It was the
first year we had people knock on our door. I was excited, but anxious
to get out there myself. Finally, after bugging my mom for what felt
like an eternity, she relented. As we were leaving
the house, I began to realize that we hadn’t had a trick or treater at
our door for a while; and when I looked up and down my block, not a
single soul was in sight. Only the wind with the leaves. It was too
late. My mom walked me up and down the block – I
guess to say that I at least got to dress up and parade around in my
outfit. Then we went back home.
In middle school, I was old enough to go out on my own. That year was a fun year. I was in the 7th
grade and me, and my friends Ana L, Ana M, and Steven went trick or
treating. I don’t remember what I dressed up as. It was either
a witch or a vampire. I remember I was excited though. Finally, I would
be part of the magic. We headed out and knocked on a few doors, and got
candy. We even went into a bar and got candy from them as well. We
passed so many kids. I didn’t even care about
the candy. I was just in awe of all the costumes. After a while, Steven
told us that he had heard that the skating rink had free ice skating
with free skate rentals on Halloween, so we all decided to walk to
Wonderland of Ice and check it out. Once there,
it was confirmed by the long line of kids, that they indeed had free
ice skating. We managed to get ice skates and got on the ice. I’m not a
good ice skater, I learned that night, but I still had a great time. We
eventually left the skating rink and knocked
on a couple of more houses. It was getting late and Halloween was
almost over for that year.
As I said goodbye to my friends, we talked about
the idea of having a party next year. That idea was wonderful and so,
the following year a bunch of us got together and threw a party at
Steven’s garage. We decorated the garage and put a
tap in the front to cover the entrance. It kept the wind out, and gave
it a spookier feeling. We lit candles, and even got a few couches in
there. It looked great. Once we got the stereo pumping, the party began.
We danced and talked, and even played truth
or dare. In the middle of our game, I saw a shadow on the other side of
the tarp. It looked like a man with a chainsaw. I tried to tell
everyone but it was too late. A split second later, we heard a chainsaw
go off and a man lifted the tarp and came at us.
We all screamed. It was Steven’s dad, wanting to get in on the fun.
That was the best prank ever!
But my favorite Halloween memory didn’t actually happen on October 31st.
My freshman year of college, my roommate and some hall-mates all decided
to go to Trail of Terror. A section of woods that is closed off and
turned into
a huge haunted house sort of thing. You go through mazes, cabins full
of bloody body parts. Hands come from the walls and grab you, zombies
pop out of the dark. You meet witches, and giant tree people. The little
girl from the ring even came out of the well!
It was the most fantastic Halloween experience of my life. I don’t even
know how long we were walking around for – 30 or 40 minutes. It was
long, and spooky, and perfect. I honestly don’t know what was the best
part – watching the little girl crawl out of
the well, cackling back at a witch, getting turned around in a moving
maze where our entire group got separated…I don’t know. All I know is,
there hadn’t been another Halloween experience that I’ve enjoyed more
than Trail of Terror.
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