𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥'𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 || Michael Myers X Reader

𝟑. The Night Begins

Your mother looked up when she heard you sneeze. It was the third time this morning and by now, the reason was obvious.

«This is what happens when you walk around the house naked and still wet.» She scolded as she washed the cups you used to have breakfast. It bothered you to admit she was right, but she didn't know what you had been through the previous day...

«It's just a cold, it will pass soon.» You rolled your eyes as you leaned an elbow on the table «So, what time's dad coming back?»

«Nine o'clock this evening, I think. He got stuck in something apparently.»

You went back to looking beyond the kitchen, towards the living room lit up by the windows, now that the fateful October 31st had arrived, you were expecting a gloomy day, instead it was quite sunny.

«How about going outside?» Suddenly, your mother spoke your thoughts out loud «And also in the pharmacy, you can't spit out your soul all day!»

You parted your mouth for a chuckle before grabbing a tissue for the next sneeze, honestly you were already tired of playing the sick part...but when you left the house, you forgot there was no car in the driveway.

«Oh don't worry, there's still this one...» The other woman said heading towards the garage and there, a very old car just appeared «Damn I used to go to school with this, can't believe it still works!»

Your mother was over the moon when she managed to turn it on, but you simply sat next to her, surprised there was only one long seat.

«Hope it doesn't leave us in the middle of the road then...» Your mother laughed in front of your baffled face and together, you set off on the road to the pharmacy.

For a while, you stared at the window watching the houses go by in an almost relaxing atmosphere, if it weren't for those macabre decorations the neighborhood would have a better view...then, you saw some children playing in a kindergarten, already wearing costumes for this evening's occasion.

«What kind of memories do you have of this day?» You asked with your arm leaning against the window, as your mother stared at the road.

«The same, more or less. When I was younger, I used to go out with my friends to go trick-or-treating...» Your mother said with a nostalgic voice «And then, I started earning some money by babysitting.»

Now that the topic had come up, you took the opportunity to ask.

«I see, so the Myers were also paying you to look after their son?»

There were a few moments of silence and you were afraid she was avoiding the subject, until you saw her smile slightly from the rear view mirror.

«I did it free for them, their daughter was my best friend after all...and his brother was a good boy, at least for me.»

Definitely this wasn't what you had heard so far, but right there, your mother seemed to remember something good from her past. Or maybe she was just good at hiding her true emotions to you, in any case she said no more until stopped the car at the small town pharmacy.

«You can stay in the car if you want, I'll do it right away.» Your mother said but you followed her inside, not really keen on catching cold in that old car.

You took a look around the corridors and as your mother was chatting with the pharmacist, you saw they were selling allergen sprays; you happened to suffer from a little allergy to pollen and dust during the mid-seasons and so, you thought about taking those too.

«These might come in handy...»

But, as you were reading the label, a large shadow covered you from the light, which entered the window behind you. It had looked strangely familiar, but when you turned to see who was there, it was already gone.