The Wammy House Memories

Halloween Party

Chapter 26!

Eight Months Later

Another eight months had passed by and there was still no word about A. Elizabeth was beginning to worry about him, she had no idea if he was safe. She had approached Mr Ruvie several times with Nonie and asked him if he could tell them if A was okay, but Mr Ruvie just sent them away with a few harsh words. Nonie had even broken into his office to try and find a phone number for Watari, but there was no records of their location or contact details on file. It was like they had disappeared from the planet, they just wanted them to come back home.

It was now the 31st of October and a few of the students wanted to celebrate Halloween with a fancy dress party this year. Elizabeth was surprised that Mr Ruvie had even agreed to their idea. Elizabeth wasn't in the mood for a party right now, she didn't feel like celebrating any holidays without A being part of them. Elizabeth had gotten talked into helping a few of the younger students to get changed into their costumes that Mr Ruvie's Niece had made for them, she had even painted their faces with costume makeup. Nonie had volunteered to help out with the younger students too, she had gotten close with two of the younger students. Mello and Matt seemed to follow Nonie around between lessons, she had become fond of them.

Elizabeth must have spent at least an hour painting cat whiskers, fake cuts, skeleton faces and butterflies on student's faces. When she had finished painting the last student's face she begin to put all of the face paints back into the box, she soon noticed Nonie looking through some costumes on one of the rails. May had left them to put away the last bits of unused items and costumes, she wanted to check on the party arrangements before the party began. 

" What costume are you going to wear for the Halloween party?" Nonie asked.

" I'm not wearing a costume, I'm going to stay in my room tonight and read a book." Elizabeth replied while she continued to put the face paints back into the box. " I'm not in the mood for Halloween parties or dressing up in costumes, I just want a quiet night with no screaming children or frights or spooky ghostly happenings."

" Don't be a stick in the mud! Come and have some fun with us!" She said, she quickly turned around and held a little red riding hood costume towards Elizabeth. " Put this on now or I'll be forced to dress you! You're not going to spend another night in your room alone! Do you hear me? Stop moping about my Brother, I miss him too! I'm getting on with my life without him around right now!"

" Okay, I'll come if it means that much to you." Elizabeth sighed. " Just let me finish packing away the makeup first, then I'll get changed into that costume in my room."

" Great, you'll need this too!" She said before she took a wicker basket from behind her back. " Don't be late, the party begins at 5pm. There's been loads of Halloween games organized by May like bobbing for apples and pin the tail on the werewolf. Also there will be many treats and loads of tricks will be pulled tonight, it will be so much fun!"

" It seems like May has put a lot of thought into arranging the Halloween party. I guess I could go for a couple of hours." Elizabeth said, she took the costume from Nonie's hand and held it against herself. " I've actually never wore a Halloween costume before, so this will be a first for me. Can I ask what costume you'll be wearing for the Halloween party? Will Backup be going too?"

" I'm not sure if Backup will turn up, he told me he had something to do this evening that involved him not being around people..." She replied before she rushed over to one of the rails and took a black bag from a coat hanger. " My costume is a surprise, I asked May to design something unique for me. Something modern, yet fun at the same time."