The Unicorn Challenge – Halloween Night

Published on by Yinglan

© Ayr/Gray

For the Unicorn Challenge 👻👻👻

Her heart pounded as she exited her car and walked toward her apartment. There’s a reason I don’t go out after dark, she thought as her pace quickened, especially on Halloween. Unfortunately, she had an errand that ran a little too long that night and the sun’s setting a little too early these days.

The small community surrounding the apartment complex is filled with strange people like those who never decorates for holidays. Why, oh, why must they not turn on their porch light? She thought as she hurried along the partial lit road. Where are the kids trick-or-treating?

She remember last Halloween when there were so many kids coming to her door that she had ran out of candy after the first hour. After having to apologize for running out of candy, she was forced to turn off all the lights and get through the rest of the night by candlelight. This year, she had prepared extra candy. They better come, she thought, I’m not going to eat this candy myself.

At last, she reached her apartment. Hand shaking, she struggled to fish her keys out of her coat pocket. “Come on,” she muttered as she searched for the key to the door. Ha ha, got it.

Just as she was about to stick the key in the lock, “Boo!”

She shrieked as the keys fell to the ground. Behind her stood a kid hidden beneath a white sheet. “Trick-or-treat!” The kid laughed, holding out a bucket for candy.

(250 words)

23 thoughts on “The Unicorn Challenge – Halloween Night”

  6. Looks like the kids are indeed coming this year. Walking along a dark street alone is a scary thing. I’m glad the worst that happened was just a kid in a sheet. Nice atmosphere and build-up of tension in this story.

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    1. I agree, walking alone on a dark street is scary. I get anxious when I go take out the trash during the winter months even though the garbage can is just around the corner on the other side of my garage.

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