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Submitted to Contest #65
Henry Allan was having a great night, and things were only looking better. It was the night that he was finally able to have his neighbor, Teri Hart, over for dinner. She was sitting on his couch waiting for him. It was Halloween, and hopefully that would not be any inconvenience. In reality, Henry loved Halloween and had been looking forward to carving a pumpkin, handing out candy and watching every horror movie he could find on cable. But for once the rituals of Halloween held no interest for him at all. ...
A cool, late autumn breeze rustled the leaves at Lisa’s feet as she stood before the open cemetery gate. She wasn’t scared, but chills had settled along her neck and shoulders. Lisa’s gaze centred on the hulking Oak in the middle of the graveyard. Its bare branches stretched out across the landscape with limbs that looked like huge arms waiting to pluck anyone who dared to enter. “It’s no big deal,” Tommy said. “Then why do I have to do it?”  ...
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