Thirty-seven

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"What is that racket?" Nel asks as she walks down the stairs.

"The spooky sounds of Hallow- really?" Shawn says.

"What?" Nel asks.

"Let's see. The first impression that anyone is gonna have, before they ever experience my meticulously appointed candy scare station, is of you going to the front door in that Rite Aid witch outfit. Ugh!" Shawn says.

Mike then walks into the room as Shawn shifts his attention to him.

"But never fear. Count Chocula's here to really add some class." Shawn sasses.

"What's the matter?" Mike asks.

"He doesn't like our costumes." Nel says.

Nel walks of the room as an angry Shawn follows her.

"Well, there's nothing that can be done about it now! The doorbells gonna be ringing, and we still have to decorate the bobbing station." Shawn says.

Nel sighs and pours herself a glass of water to calm herself down.

Shawn then looks over to the bobbing station and notices the apples that are in the water are not the apples he asked for.

"What the hell is this?" Shawn asks.

"What?" Nel asks.

He looks into the water as the rage inside of his is about to explode.

"Shawn?" Alex says.

"Gala apples. We specifically talked about Granny Smiths!" Shawn says.

"They didn't have any Granny Smiths at Gelson's." Mike says taking an apple.

"Then you go to the Farmers Market or an off-ramp in Valencia, and you buy a bag from Pedro! Where's the effort!?" Shawn yells.

"I think you're overreacting." Nel says.

"Because I'm the only one who actually gives a shit? I think you should just leave." Shawn says.

Nel and Mike looks at him confused.

He shouldn't be kicking them out of their own house. They should be kicking him out of their house.

"You think we should just leave our own house?" Nel asks.

"It's not your house. We know it, you know it, and the house knows it. Frankly, you don't deserve it." Shawn says.

"Get out!" Nel yells.

"Yeah, Leave." Mike says.

"We are not leaving this house." Alex defends.

"Get out! Get out! Get out!" Nel screams.

She throws her glass at the wall shattering it.

"I don't care about any of this! Just go!" She says knocking all of the Halloween decorations over and breaks them.

She rips this off the tables and the walls not giving a shit about anything anymore.

"I think we should just leave. You should have to watch this." Alex says trying to get Shawn to leave.

"Get out of here!" Nel screams again.

Alex pulls Shawn by his shirt walking towards the front door.

Shawn then notices the rubber suit man standing in the window watching them.

Nel finally stops throwing things and looks at Mike.

"Are you okay?" He asks.

"I don't believe you, Mike. You tell me your story, but there's a little glimmer in your eye. A little lie. A little darkness." Nel says calmly.

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