Tick-tick-tick

My beady eyes watched the clock as it slowly moved. Excitement bubbled inside me, making my pencil I held distracted. Thoughts buzzed in my head like angry bees, I had to cross my legs to keep still.

Tick-tick-tick

Why couldn’t time move faster? This day wasn’t normal, or a beloved weekend, but a special day that shouldn’t be restrained; one which lets the imagination to be run wild. For tonight bats will squeak, wolves will howl, and ghouls will haunt the living.

My heart jumped for joy as the sound of my freedom rang. I rushed as fast as my short legs could take me to the bus. I quickly popped down on one of the first seats. I began to swing my legs back and forth, for they could not yet touch the ground.

I eagerly listened for others to come, so that the yellow chariot would take me home. I sat and waited, but each minute felt like an hour. I thought I would become an old woman. My life wasted on the bus, waiting for endless time. I would be dust before they found me, with an ancient tome stone that would forever haunt the bus. And so, even after death I would wait.

That picture faded as the bus lurched forward, but it wasn’t long before others took its place. I could see me cackling in the night on my trusty broom. I would fly over the town, waiting for my victims to fear the wart that decorated my wretched, green nose.

Or another of myself being a space alien. I had landed my ship in search of earthlings. I would spread my fingers in a geekish way before I would take them to the mothership for tea and dollys.

But these images weren’t meant to be, for tonight I will be a glorious princess. My mommy has already my dress, I think that it had taken her years to stitch, for it is far to beautiful for anything less.

The bus came to a stop. I jumped from my spot and ran out the door. My grubby fingers found their way to my costume. They stripped off my clothes like beasts, but delicately clothed me in my dress like angels.

I danced in the mirror to see my blue majesty float me away. I skipped and twirled till I could no more. But I didn’t want to be rude, a princess shouldn’t you see, so I gave my partner a courtesy before I left for the door.

I wanted to jump up and down to show my excitement, but such a darling princess would not. And so I waited until my dad came, but he was not my dad, a knight in shining armor stood in his place, for he was to be my escort to keep the monsters away.

I was about to leave before he made me stop.

“You forgot your crown, my little princess.”

He held a tiara in his gentle hands and placed the jewel apon my head. I giggled and courtside before I left my castle.

My eyes beheld a magical forest. The trees looked as if they were on fire with their rainbow colors. Blazing reds, golden yellows, and, oh yes, tropical oranges. They were the secret guardians of the new world.

I walked down the yellow brick road, for it guided me to what I sook. But me and my knight where not the only ones that had changed. For as Lord Vader strode past me I bowed, I could feel the darkside surrounding him. A wave left my hands to a strange boy wearing glasses and a strange scar of lightning on his forehead. I shrieked as an orc drew near, (at least I had my knight to protect me.)

Our path took us to another castle, one which was as lovely as mine. I rang the kingdom’s bell and chimed, “Trick or Treat,” when the door had opened. The masters of the home smiled as they gave me jewels and gold. I placed such one in my mouth, oh how it tasted sweet, before I parted. And so I traveled from home to home collecting riches to my growing kingdom. But as the night lengthened the magic of the land began to fade.

It wasn’t long before I reached my own kingdom. I wept as my crown came off and my true identity was revealed. But, when my eyes had closed I saw the last of the magic in my dreams. I smiled, for I could not wait till next year.