The Night Before Halloween Short Story

Kidd writes, “Now how come you want to keep that a secret?’... I wanted to say... I just wanted to be normal for a little while... I want time to win over August, so she won’t send me back when she finds out what I’ve done” (79). After Lily runs away, she wants to live a care-free life in the boatwright house, but she can't do that with the sisters knowing she ran away from home.

Opening the dorm room looking down both ends of the hall ways they were empty turning back to go to bed creaking started. Caroline turned back around heading

She was able to salvage some of her belongings but T. Ray threw most of them out. When Lily asked may about her mom it took her a lot of strength and even though may didn't think anything of the question, it changed Lily's life when she said Deborah had lived at the pink house. The whole book had lead up to one major point of finding out information about her mother and trying to find out if she wanted Lily or if she just left her. After finding out that her mom left her with T. Ray, she was so confused about why, but now having august to help her maid it easier. Her death was very hard on Lily, mainly because she shot her, but now having people there that will express their pain with her

Summer agrees and starts looking for Rachel. On her way to the park, alone at night, Summer hears a man say Lily. Scared and shocked, Summer spins around and sees a tall dark haired man coming towards her. Saying “Lily?”. Summers stomach then drops. He keeps calling

“Alright boys, let’s get to work, we have a lot to get done in a short amount of time. Dusty, I want you gathering materials strong enough to support any weather that is thrown our way. Trent, I need you out looking for a water source, and please, make sure it’s clean. Ethan and Liam, y’all need to find food.”

“I can’t remember,” Jane said, looking at the label. “Kate’s got so much stuff. Open it, and have a look.”

“James let’s go before it's dark. I'm not trying to be on the streets while Clan Usuga are out,”said Sergio.

This caused the most innocent of the three sisters, May, to commit suicide. The one thing that pushed Lily over the breaking point, however, was when she was finally able to learn about her biological mother, and discovered that her mother left her when she was young. Lily used the river where May killed herself as a therapeutic hiding spot from the rest of the world as she grieved, where she sat and “stared at things until I seemed to melt right into them,” showing how distant she had become, and how nature had a place for her to heal (Kidd 279). Of course, Lily never would have known about all of this had she never run away. That is another part of Lily’s journey where she was aided by her link with , in that she was prompted to leave because it is what she heard from the bees in her room.

Purpose: To inform the audience of how Halloween started and transformed to what it is now.

“That’s right,” Paige affirmed. “Who better to give him a chance than a couple of misfits?” She frowned and looked at the puppies, which were fast asleep. “I don’t care if Gilman kills us or everybody else in this town,” said Paige as she crossed her arms. “I’m sick of living in this place, dad. What would mom have said?”

'What if she's an online predator? I would feel bad for not listening to my friends at school.'

“I was barely home because of my work. So I often call her, she said that the kids are happy and doing well, but I would never thought this would happen.” Mr Foo said unable to control his emotions.

After Gracie Mae ran straight to the kitchen. She walked into the kitchen and Lily Marie was running water over her hand. Gracie asked Lily what happened. “I just burned my hand.” Lily said. As Gracie Mae walked over to the stove where the cookies were she seen someone walking through the yard. “Lily I think the girls are here!” So

All unbeknownst to Lily, who continued to flaunt these changes. Many folk began to believe that she was the witch. The elders would advise the young to steer clear of her, many of which didn’t listen to what they claimed were old wive tales. Lily would continue to receive attention from most of the village boys.

“What was that Daddy, did you just say that I am not responsible?” questioned Tyla. “Do you really think that I would risk our kind like that,” she paused, “well, if you do, you are wrong, I love our private life here under the perfect ocean and I would never, ever try to destroy the secrecy of our lives.”