It was one of Cherry's favorite times of the year, Halloween. She was wearing her school uniform, a white collared shirt with the school logo, a navy blue skirt, white socks, and white dress shoes. She had her hair all messy out and about and she wore white makeup with black circles around her eyes. She invented her own costume of a dead schoolgirl. She was with her mother, holding her hand as she was dressed like a vampire.

"Mom, you don't have to hold my hand anymore, I'm not a kid anymore," Cherry told her. "I'm 10-years-old now."

"Cherry, I want you to be safe in our new home," Michelle told her. "What if you get lost?"

"I won't get lost," Cherry told her. "Can't I go with Destinee to the Halloween party Sarah's having at her house?"

"Oh, I don't know, hon."

"Please Mom?"

"Well..." Michelle smiled. "Okay, you can go since you're a little older now. Can you get there fine on your own?"

"I should be able to and I have my emergency cell phone in case something happens."

"Alright, I'll be with your Dad then passing out candy. Happy Halloween, honey!"

"Okay, bye!" Cherry excitedly ran off past the neighborhood.

"She's growing up." Michelle smiled as she went to Bud.

"I just hope she doesn't get into trouble." Bud remarked.

Cherry went into the woods as she dragged her orange bag behind her. Sarah's place wasn't too far from the woods. Cherry kept walking and walking, but she felt as if she had gotten lost as she tripped down a hill and landed in a patch were a lot of trees were. She got up and looked at the trees, they were very peculiar. There were a Christmas tree, big red heart, Jack-O-Lantern and other designs on the trees. Cherry thought if as vandalism and she stepped closer and noticed brass doorknobs on the trees.

"I wonder what this leads to?" Cherry thought to herself as she grabbed on the doorknob and opened the door.

She stepped inside and it was all dark and Cherry felt like she was involved in some trick-or-treating prank. She walked further and saw a field with a scarecrow being blown against the wind and there was a graveyard with ghouls. It made her shocked with fear and she backed up as a song came up.

Cherry felt easily spooked and she was on her way out but she felt herself being pulled with the ghouls as they sang around her.

Cherry looked around and felt safe as she found a bed. She rushed to it and sat on it, then got scared as someone pulled her under with sharp fangs and glowing red eyes.

Cherry rushed out from under the bed, feeling scared out of her wits. She then got against a stairwell. She panted heavily and briefly felt relief but then got panic-stricken once again. Cherry rushed and bumped into townsfolk who forced her to take part in the song.

Cherry got away from them and turned pale as her makeup as she came face to face with a few vampires.

Cherry screamed and she ran into even more townspeople such as witches and monsters. She felt like she was trapped in a nightmare beyond epic proportions. She even saw the mayor. Cherry screamed as she saw the witches who looked like they wanted to hurt her as they flew on their broomsticks. Cherry jumped high with fright and she landed on one, shivering as the witches took flight and pushed her as they sang.

Cherry screamed as she was pushed and her shirt got caught in a branch. She panted again, then let out an astonished gasp as she saw the tree was alive. Cherry screamed as the branch broke. And to make matters worse, she was picked up by a purple clown. To make that even worse, he ripped off his face and Cherry melted and wilted on the floor, shivering like a wet dog. Cherry stepped back and bumped into a tree as the wind picked up and blew her hair and her off the ground. Her eyes widened and she grasped onto the tree trunk to prevent from being blown away.

Cherry was then blown off course and past the moon and felt terrified as she saw a shadowed face in it. Cherry walked away and jumped back as a guillotine blade came down to slice a pumpkin. She was about to run off, but a couple of creatures grabbed her to force her to join in the song. Jack came, he was indeed a skeleton and wore black suit which nearly frightened Cherry to near death. Everyone cheered for him except for her. She just wanted to go back home now and forget about the party.