{"id":638,"date":"2015-10-16T18:54:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T18:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/?p=638"},"modified":"2015-10-16T18:55:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T18:55:07","slug":"the-costumes-curse-by-emily-chau-and-angela-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/the-costumes-curse-by-emily-chau-and-angela-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Costume’s Curse by Emily Chau and Angela Liu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was a perfect October afternoon as I was walking home with my best friend Julie. I was so excited to go trick-or-treating with her! But that\u2019s not all, this year I don\u2019t have to have my parents watching me and I could go wherever I wanted (as long as I came home before bedtime)! My werewolf costume was going to be the best costume ever! I had gotten it from a yard sale a few weeks ago. When the owner sold it to me, she said to NEVER wear it on halloween and especially NOT under the full moon.
\n\u2018Just another spooky sales trick to get me to buy it .\u2018I thought. It was obviously a joke! I mean who wouldn\u2019t wear this perfect costume on Halloween?!?\u2019 But I didn\u2019t know how wrong I was.
\nAfter dinner, I raced up the stairs to my room. I couldn\u2019t wait to put on my new costume. After I got into my costume, I grabbed my trick-or-treating bag and ran down the stairs. Julie was waiting outside the door.
\n\u201dWhat took you so long Annie?\u201d she asked impatiently.
\n\u201cI had to clean up my room.\u201d I said, slightly annoyed about being yelled at.
\nWe started down the sidewalk and stopped at the first house.
\n \u201cTrick-or-Treat!\u201d we cried.
\nThe owner of the house dropped two pieces of candy into each of our baskets smiling.
\n\u2019So far so good,\u2019 I thought.\u2019No stupid curse or anything happening to me.\u2019
\nAs I thought that I looked up at the sky. It was surprisingly cold with clouds as thick as a winter jacket veiling the night sky. When I looked in front of me, I couldn\u2019t see Julie anymore, when I looked up, I could see the moon, a full moon. I was scared out of my mind! I had looked away for a few seconds, then she disappeared, I had looked up, and saw the full moon, had the lady at the yard sale been right?
\n\u201cJulie?!\u201d I called out.
\nNo response.The fog had gotten so thick, I couldn\u2019t see my hand in front of my face!
\n\u201cJulie, if this is a joke it isn\u2019t funny,\u201d I cried out to the dark silence around me.\u201dCome on, we have to finish this street! \u201c
\nI was starting to get frantic.
\n \u201cJulie! Julie!\u201d I started yelling once again out to the night.
\nAll of a sudden I heard a scream behind me and turned around. It was Julie!
\n\u201cJulie! You don\u2019t know how scared I was!\u201d
\nBut she just kept staring and screaming.
\n\u201cAnnie!!\u201d she said when she finally stopped screaming. \u201cYou\u2019re a werewolf! \u201c
\n\u201c Of course I\u2019m a werewolf !\u201d I cried slightly confused.
\nI looked down to my hands to where I was wearing fake werewolf gloves with hair and claws and tried to pull it off to prove to her (and myself because I could do with some reassurance myself) It wouldn\u2019t come off! I was suddenly frantic again! I tried pulling my mask off and my bodysuit (I had clothes underneath). None of it would come off! I screamed out of shock and dismay, but instead of hearing a scream, I let loose a sad, long howl which echoed to near and far.
\n\u201cWe can probably keep going, I don\u2019t think anybody will notice, they\u2019ll probably think you\u2019re in costume and that you\u2019re just practicing your howl to impress people or something.\u201d Julie said, probably trying hard not to show the fear and surprise in her voice.
\nBut by then, I was crying (which came out as whimpers) and you could see big, round tears go plop, plop, plop as they landed on the leaves that were spread out everywhere like frosting on a cupcake. I noticed a large gnarled tree some way down the street that stuck out since all the other trees where small, garnished trees that were obviously taken very good care of.
\n\u2018I feel like that gnarled tree\u2019 I thought to myself \u2018strange and different, while trying to hide it in every possible way.\u2019
\n But then, something strange happened, a thick curtain of a cloud covered the moon’s silver rays and I felt a change go over me and when I tried to take off my werewolf gloves, they came off! I was so happy, I ripped off my entire costume. I had never felt so safe and so happy! But I felt as though that joy was about to be short-lived, for that thick cloud that had been my salvation was now moving on with the wispy wind. I closed my eyes waiting for the moment, that dreadful moment when I\u2019d be transformed back into the hideous beast of before, but that moment didn\u2019t came. Then I remembered that I had taken off that horrid werewolf costume!
\n But as I said before, it was a joy that was short-lived, I noticed that my nails had grown grimier, and my arm, hands, and legs felt much hairier! I finally realized what was happening to me! I was part werewolf under the wretched full moon, costume or not!
\nThe next morning, I woke in my bed with a start. I looked at my hands. They looked normal.
\n\u2018Few!\u2019 I thought. \u2018It was just a dream.\u2019 I could see my costume next to my bed.
\n\u201cAnnie.\u201d My mom called. \u201cIt\u2019s time for school.\u201d
\nAfter school, I had hockey. It started at 5:00 and went to 7:30. Before I went, I had dinner. We had steak, green beans, and mash potatoes. Usually, I hate, absolutely HATE steak, but today I had three and a half steaks! Something about the steak just made me want to keep eating! My parents were shocked! I hadn\u2019t even touched my mashed potatoes or green beans! (I usually eat my vegetables first and get seconds, sometimes thirds!)
\nAfter a normal hockey practice, when I was walking out of the rink, The fog came back.\u2019Oh great.\u2019 I thought. \u2018What\u2019s up with this fog?!?\u2019 Through a crack in the fog, I saw the moon. It was a three quarter moon. \u201cWell at least it\u2019s not a full moon.\u2019 I thought. Just as I saw the moon, I could feel fur beginning to grow. Suddenly, I let out a long mournful howl . The fog cleared. Now that it was gone, I could see now that I had fur and long sharp claws. My mind began to fuzz up. I couldn\u2019t think clearly anymore! And suddenly, I lost consciousness.
\nI woke, startled to be in my bed. I looked out the window. It was light outside.\u2019I guess it\u2019s morning.\u2019I thought. I looked down to see what I was wearing. I still had on the same clothes as yesterday.\u2019It was just a bad dream.\u2019 I told myself.
\nToday was Friday, so I had soccer. Soccer practice went from 5:30 to 8:00. Before practice, I had dinner. It was mac and cheese and everything was normal, so my parents thought that I\u2019d been sick yesterday.
\nAfter soccer I walk back to my home. I don\u2019t live very far away so I walk home myself. Halfway home, I saw the fog again. I was frightened. I started running back home, but after awhile, the fog got too thick. I looked up. There was that accursed moon again! I felt a howl rising into my throat. It was a long, slow, painful howl. I could feel the fur. I fought to keep consciousness, but, I still lost it. When I regained consciousness, I was still a werewolf. I was in the park in the middle of town. and it was still night. I lost consciousness again.
\nGIRL DISAPPEARS WHEN WALKING HOME read Julie the next day in the newspaper at breakfast. Underneath the heading was a picture. It was a picture of her friend Annie.
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