Welcome to my second story!
LOVE IT!
No, it's okay. You don't have to. :)
This one's dedicated to one of my best friends, Grace!
She came up with the idea and I'm totally grateful!
(Kind of a short beginning. Sorry.)
I slammed the front door behind me and leaned against it, breathing heavily, my head swimming. I looked out the peephole. Nothing but the front porch and the gentle fall breeze, making the delicate petals of the wilting orchids resting on the steps quiver.
Yip! Yip yip! Yap yap!
I looked down at Sofie and smiled.
"We lost her, puppy! She won't bother you any more!" She panted and I ran my fingers through the fur on the top of her head. What a cutie.
"Woof!" Mate barked, jealously. I laughed as Roadie, Loco, and Tex ran into the room as well and jumped on me.
I lay on the hall floor with my dogs and kissed them each, petting them, and scratching behind their ears.
"Miley," Daddy said, coming into the hall and crossing his arms. "You were supposed to be changed by now."
I looked up and examined his outfit. White puffy shirt, black pants, sword, bandana.
"Are you a pirate or a hillbilly?" I asked. He rolled his eyes and pulled my up off the floor.
"Go get dressed. If you're not done in five minutes, we'll just meet you there."
"Well, I guess I'll just meet you there then."
"Okay great." He kissed my forehead and grabbed the keys off the counter. "Hey, just because it's Halloween doesn't mean you can act like a witch to Selena tonight, alright?"
"But what if I dressed like one?" I asked.
"Miley," he said in that tone of voice he uses when we both know I'm doing something wrong. I sighed.
"I know. I'm sorry. I'll try to be nice."
"Honey, I know it's hard. But think of all those kids out there that think you're both great. Would you want them to pick sides?"
"No," I sighed. He squeezed my shoulder and followed Noah out the door. I stuck my tongue out at where he'd been standing. "Stupid Selena," I pouted, stomping up the stairs.
A half hour later, I was trying to get Loco to stay in the basket that went with my costume.
"Come on, puppy!" I coaxed, holding a treat under her nose, then dropping it into the basket. She jumped in after it and I lifted the basket. "Ha! Gotcha!" She yipped and I kissed the top of her head. "Silly puppy."
I turned to the mirror and examined my short blue and white checkered dress, the knee high white socks, and the blue bows holding my hair in two pony tails that spilled out across my shoulders. It had to be said; I looked hot.
I tilted my head to the side. "It's a real good thing this party won't be public," I said to myself, thinking of the other suggestive costumes we were all putting on as jokes. "Otherwise we'd all be dead."
I hoisted the basket to the other arm. "C'mon 'Toto.' We have a party to get to."
I walked down to the living room, wondering what the hell were the bumps and bangs that kept sounding. After inspecting the house and finding nothing, the noises stopped. I shrugged.
"Puppies! I'm going!" There wasn't the usual barking or the clicking of their claws on the floor, but that didn't matter. They were probably outside anyway.
"C'mon, Loco." I dropped a treats bag into the basket and proceeded to the front door. I pulled on the knob, but the door wouldn't budge. "Weird." I checked the bolt. It was unlocked. I tried the door again. It opened.
"Oh...my...God..."
My entire front yard was gone. The green lawn had been replaced by oversized bushes and flowers that looked glass. The slate walkway was now a cobblestone path. I stepped out past the glass plants and discovered an entire village. But, the buildings were...child sized.
There was a platform to my right and posters plastered everywhere, TOWN MEETING and today's date printed in large letters across each page. Something felt uneven beneath my foot. I looked down and saw a stack of flyers. KILL THE WITCH!
I stepped around more flyers and began to step backwards, towards the safety of my own home.
Loco barked in my arms and I looked up, startled.
A pink bubble began to float down from the sky. I backed up farther and before long, there was a young woman in a huge sparkly gown standing in front of me. She held a star tipped wand and donned a tiara on her head.
"Oh hell."
