October 31st, 1978
The cool breeze of autumn brushed her face gently as she walked on the sidewalk to get to school. She was thankful for her wardrobe at home, mainly consisting of long sleeved shirts and sweaters and long pants. Her brown hair flowed with the gentle breeze as she clutched her books close to her chest. Crowds of people were currently walking around and into the school, talking about parties that were being held that night or how they were going to get laid. The idea of it all sickened her to no end. She loves Halloween, but she hates what her peers do on the holiday.
As she walked passed, some people's voices became hushed. They knew who she was. She was the prude of the school. The only girl who has never shown interest in even dating a guy, let alone having sex with one. Lucetta Hughes. Almost everyone teases her for being the way that she is. It's too easy. She's always quiet and has never shown anger towards those who mock her. Today, she wore a pale red sweater with jeans. Her hair was slightly fluffed due to the breeze and is cut a few inches below her shoulders.
Three girls stopped Lucetta before she could make it into the school. Patricia "Patty" Foster, Sandra "Sandy" James, and Christine "Chrissy" Turner. The main girls who go after Lucetta. Lucetta attempted to get passed them, but Chrissy pushed her back, almost causing her to fall.
"You're not allowed in." Chrissy said. People around them began paying attention and gathering around the four girls. Lucetta regained her composure and looked at them.
"Why not?" Lucetta asked. The girls looked at each other and smirked. They had a devious plan to humiliate her.
"You have never kissed a guy. The only way into the school is to kiss one." Patty answered. The crowd around the four girls became more interested and made it so that Lucetta couldn't find a way out. She looked around for any means of escape and tried to push passed some people, only to get roughly pushed back and knocked onto the ground. Everyone began laughing.
"I'm not doing it." Lucetta said as she stood up. Sandy pretended to sigh in defeat.
"Well, we tried to give you a treat. So, here's a trick instead." Sandy said. Before Lucetta could react, four guys with buckets full of freezing cold water came to the front of the crowd and poured the water all over her. She dropped her books and papers in shock. The cool air made the water feel even colder and made Lucetta break into a shiver. Everyone began laughing again and going into the school. Patty went to Lucetta and pushed her back onto the ground.
"Happy Halloween, bitch." She said as she left with Chrissy and Sandy. Lucetta looked at her books, papers, and homework. Ruined. All of them were ruined. She had to head home, now. She picked everything up and began walking in the opposite direction of the school. Her only friend, Laurie Strode, was just arriving and she ran up to her.
"Lucetta, what happened?" Laurie asked. The concern in her voice reassured Lucetta that Laurie was still good to her. In all her years dealing with these people, Laurie has been the only one to show her friendship and the only one who let her talk about stuff. But right now, she didn't want to talk.
"Nothing… I'm going home." Lucetta said. Laurie watched as her friend walked further from the school before rushing in before she was late. Although she cared for her friend, she also had to care about her studies. It hurt her to leave Lucetta like that, but she was about to be late to class. Lucetta watched Laurie run into the school, pausing for a moment to notice the wet spot on the ground just before the entrance. Lucetta turned away and began the walk home.
It was silent, except for the occasional car going by and the sound leaves falling to the ground. The breeze had died down a bit, eventually stopping altogether and making the air completely still. Lucetta couldn't hear anything, which began to make her ears ring. No cars went by, no people were walking, no leaves were falling. The ringing got louder and louder, and she felt tempted to do something about it.
Just then, a car turned down the road, heading in the direction of the school. Lucetta raised her head to look at the car. The man driving it slowed slightly and looked at her, causing her to quickly look away and act like she never looked in his direction. All she could see was a white mask with an expressionless face. Strange that someone would dress up already and then go for a drive. She can only imagine that it wasn't very safe. Lucetta continued walking, only turning around once to see him standing outside of his car, which was parked on the opposite side of the school. He was staring at the school, like he was looking at someone. His head slowly turned to see Lucetta looking at him. She quickly began walking home again.