Entry for Susanna Leonard Hill’s “Halloweensie” story contest. Requirements: 100 words or less, and must include any form of the words dark, haunt, and costume.
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]THE COUNTDOWN by Amelia Shearer (57 words)
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5 bags of candy, filled to the brim
4 hours ’til midnight Halloween
3 darkened windows loom ahead
2 deep breaths, double dare
1 creepy, empty, eerie haunted house
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… Tiptoe … tiptoe … CREEEEAAAK …
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BOO!
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1 shadow
2 screams
3 blocks running, faster, faster
4 steps up and in the door
5 kids in costumes, laughing on the floor