Can't Be Unseen

Chapter 2

It was warmer than it had been in the last few days as you stood outside the apartment building. Your jacket was wrapped around your waist instead of over your shoulders, which was fine with you. It'd give a better view of the outfit that you had picked out for the day. You hoped he liked it. You hoped he even noticed it. You weren't one for dressing up at school too much- it was too much work for too early in the morning.

You looked at your phone to check the time. It was 10 minutes 'til one. You still had a little bit of time before Sal showed up.

"Hey there."

Or not. Right, Sally was a good guy who actually showed up early to things like this. It was one of the things you really liked about him- he was never ever late. You smiled at him and looked him over. He was still wearing his usual outfit of a black long sleeved shirt and his ripped jeans but today he had let his hair down and was wearing a beanie today.

"Hey there." you replied. "No pigtails today?"

Sal shook his head. "Larry got me this hat, but it's a bit awkward to wear pigtails at the same time."

"That's ok, you look great." you winked at him. "I'm pretty lucky."

"Heh, thanks." his voice sounded a little flustered and you couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"Shall we?" you asked offering your hand, and to your surprise he took it.

"Let's go!"

...

The festival was just a few blocks from the apartment building, in the nearby park. It was bigger than you had thought it'd be- from a distance you could see a Ferris wheel, and the smell of popcorn and corn dogs wafted through the air. You thought back to your plan and imagined all the things that you were going to do with Sal today.

You were gonna romance the shit out of this boy.

"There's a lot of people here already" Sal commented, looking around. He was right, there were a ton of people here, and a lot of them were dressed up in costumes. It was the Saturday before Halloween and a lot of the parents in town were using this opportunity to let their kids get candy and dress up beforehand, as Halloween was gonna fall on a Tuesday this year.

"Maybe we should have dressed up." you suggested, feeling a little disappointed that you hadn't thought of it earlier.

Sal just shrugged. "Most people think I'm just wearing a mask anyway." he turned his head towards you. "You're the one that sticks out like a sore thumb."

You couldn't help but laugh. "And Sally Face goes in for the kill! And just what are you gonna say when some kid asks what you're supposed to be?"

He thought for a second. "I'll just tell them I'm a serial killer. You said it yourself, I'm Jason chic."

"The Sally Face Killer, huh? Kinda has a nice ring to it, like a good creepy pasta or campfire story."

"Who do you think I'd kill?" he asked. "If I'm gonna go with this, I gotta make it convincing."

"Oh you killed everyone in the apartments." you replied matter-of-factly. "You just went crazy one night and totally snapped and killed everyone because of... I don't know... Cthulhu or something."

"That doesn't make much sense."

"It's a scary story, it doesn't have to make too much sense. You gotta suspend your disbelief." you smiled.

You two continued chatting as you took your time walking around the fairground. All around you kids were playing pretend, adults were tasting some home brew ciders, and all the colors of fall and Halloween surrounded you. Even with Sal's sky blue hair, he fit in perfectly with everyone. No one was staring at him, well, except for you.