Halloween writing prompt

Mask

Mask. They hide things that are not suppose to be seen by the world. They can be beautiful or they can be ugly. For me, it's not beautiful.

I was born ugly and to hide me from the rest of the world my family put a mask on me. I know it's sad but this is how my life is. The only time I can remove the mask is one time out of the year. Where everyone dresses up and goes around to people's houses to get candy. That's when I am free to take it off.

It was two days before Halloween when I had to make a trip to the store for some stuff. When I was walking out the door I bumped into someone

"Oh, I am so sorry," I said bending down to pick up what I dropped

"No, it's my fault. Here, let me help you" he said bending down too. We both went to grab the same thing and bumped heads "Are you ok?" he asked me handing the item

"Yes, I am thank you," I said as we both stood up. He looked at me perplexed

"What's the mask for?" he asked shyly I put my head down

"I have to wear it" I simply said before rushing out the store and back toward my house. My heart was beating fast from running and also that encounter with that boy.

'Careful Belle' I thought to myself taking the items to my mother.

"Did you get everything?" she asked I nodded my head setting them down on the counter

"What are you making?" I asked

"Gin of the Dusk and Rab of the tail," she said

"Yum sounds delicious," I said walking off toward my room. I heard barking and scratching from inside my room. confused I opened the door to see Jack "What are you doing in there bud?" I asked picking him up and petting him. He squeaked at the attention then there was a hissing noise with barking too. I looked up to see Robert was chasing Shelby scaring Jack off. "Look what you two did. Robert stop chasing Shel!" I scolded Robert whimpered with his ear down while Shelby curled up next to me. (Jack is a rat, Shelby is an anaconda, Robert is a small werewolf).

The next day I went out again to get something and saw the same boy

"Oh, hey," he said waving and walking over to me nervous I waved at him too "Where are you going this time?" he asked walking beside me

"Oh, um, the same place," I said with my head down. We walked together the whole way there and the whole way back. We didn't really say anything to each other besides telling each other our names. His was Blake. When I headed back toward my house he told me he was spending Halloween with his friends and him wanted me to come with him

"Where's your house?" he asked "I'll pick you up," he said shocked I gave him my address then continued to walking home.

Eventually, it was Halloween night and everyone was getting ready. Belle was putting on clothes before the doorbell rang "I'll get it" she said running down smiling without her mask on. When she opened the door there stood Blake, his face was confused as he kept looking from the paper to her

"Belle?" he asked she nodded

"My mom only allows me to not have the mask on tonight," Belle told him shock was clearly written on his face. Belle's mom came up behind her

"Who's this?" her mother asked

"This Blake a friend," Belle said Blake was confused as hell. He kept looming between Belle and her mother trying to figure this out. For her mother was short, with green skin, warts on her, and a huge nose that stuck out. While Belle was this flawless girl with beautiful pale skin, gorgeous green eyes and not a mark of ugliness anywhere

"If you don't mind me asking but why do you wear that mask? What is there to hide?" Blake asked Belle looked down

"She's ugly and is different from us" her mother plainly said

"If anyone is ugly here it's you, ma'am. Your daughter is beyond beautiful as her name clearly means beauty" Blake told them Belle's mom mouth dropped at that comment. Belle was embarrassed and was blushing. Blake held out his hand and Belle took it and walked off with him leaving her mom there

"You didn't have to say that," she said

"Yes, I did. Belle, you seriously are beautiful I don't know why you have that mask" he said as they walked off enjoying the rest of the night.