"Carswell, please put your phone away."
It's Thorne. He would have corrected her without a thought if his mother's voice wasn't so exasperated. He reasoned that he had annoyed her enough that night.
It wasn't his fault though. No senior in highschool wanted to be at home on Halloween. Passing out candy.
With his mother.
His mother.
But after barely passing his classes last semester, Thorne was forced to sit down and do homework. Which of course defeated the purpose of Halloween.
The holiday was meant for girls to dress up like complete sluts and be able to call it a costume. Thorne was never one to complain.
It was also another excuse for a party, and he thought he was going to be able to make it to his friend Aimery's party, but his mom hadn't let him out of her sight. Aimery had already bragged to him for the last 20 minutes.
"Carswell the phone."
Reluctantly, Thorne put down his phone, and began typing nonsense on his computer. He'd get someone else to write his essay later.
His mother sighed and said, "I know you aren't working." After another pointed look, she continued, "I have to use the bathroom and I'm taking your phone with me."
Thorne almost fell out of his chair. "What the hell, mom!?"
"One, language. Two, I'm not going to use it." She swiftly picked it up and was gone. Thorne stared at the computer for a few seconds before hearing the doorbell ring. He was very tempted to not open it for the kids but dragged himself out there, grabbing the bowl of candy on his way.
"Trick or treat!" screamed two girls, one with braids dyed blue and another with her hair in a horribly done ponytail. Smiling, he gave them each a handful. They turned to leave-
"Cinder, Iko, what do we say?"
"Thank you!" said the girls. Thorne looked up at the voice behind the reprimand, and it was a short girl.
He almost thought she was the kid's ages but a second glance told him she was only a little younger than him. She had honey blonde hair that reached her hips. It was intricately braided though and a few strands of hair framed her high cheekbones and heart shaped face. He was also surprised to see her in a costume.
It was a flowy orange dress rising just past her knee with capped sleeves. Delicate wings were perched on her back.
Then Thorne looked into her eyes. He never thought he'd find eyes bluer than his, but while his were a dark shade; hers were so light. Their sparkle almost distracted him from her blush, but he saw it.
Instinctively, he lifted a corner of his mouth into a smirk, and she blushed an even deeper shade of red. She seemed surprised at being noticed, but Thorne couldn't understand why. She was beautiful.
They must have been staring at each other for a long time because the girl with blue hair yelled, "Either stay with your boyfriend or come with us because we're leaving." Then the other girl said in horror, "Iko!", and started to shush her.
"Uh… yeah I should go." He looked down at her again (she really was short). Her voice was so quiet, he almost missed it. Before he could respond, she turned and practically ran off his porch.
He heard his own voice call out, "Wait, uh! What are you? Well, I… uh mean what's your costume?"
Smooth, Thorne.
She turned ever so slightly and with a tiny smile, she called back, "A butterfly."
And then she was gone.
A/N: Why I wrote a Halloween story in February is a mystery to me too. I didn't really want to save it because if I'm honest I'll forget about it. I hoped you liked it!
