Trick or Treat

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The night of Hallow's eve was coming to an end. The bean of the house had turned off his light to keep the trick or treaters from coming to his house. But the bowl of leftover candy sat on the counter, and those fun size chocolate bars had your name written all over them. 

You stood on top of the cabinets in the dark, to get a good vantage point of your surroundings. You had to make sure the coast was clear, as the last thing you wanted was to get caught by someone. But as the night went on, the quieter and quieter the house grew. Now was the time to strike!
Pulling out your grappling hook, you wedged it into the old wooden frame of the cabinet, after a few tugs on the rope, you deemed it was safe and descended down towards your destination. Once your feet hit the granite counter, you made a quick dash across the counter. You passed by the bottles of alcohol that towered above you and hopped across the dirty dishes piled up in the sink, then you finally reached your destination. 
The bowl was black, with white skeletons painted around the surface, a festive look for such a holiday. Most of the candy was gone, safe for the smaller ones that laid on the bottom, which meant you would have to climb into the bowl to retrieve your chocolate. 

Wasting no time, you pulled yourself up onto the ledge and tumble down to the other side, crashing into the candy corn. The smell of artificial sugar wafted into your nostrils, you've never been around so many sweets before, it was almost intoxicating. But you were on a mission, and you weren't going to stop until you got your chocolate. So you crawled through the candy littered around you and dug around the bowl. You started to worry that the bean had given away all the chocolate, until your hand brushed against a familiar rectangular shape. Using all your strength, you pulled the candy into view and read the label. Finally! The fun size chocolate bar! You eagerly shoved the small bar into your bag and started to crawl back over to the edge of the bowl, ready to climb out of it.

That's when the lights flickered on. You squeezed your eyes shut from the blinding light. The sound of footsteps made your heart skip a beat, the bean was here. You quickly laid yourself flat on the ground, and hoped that the candy would conceal you. A shadow cast over you, causing your body to freeze in place. But you felt yourself slide around as the bowl shifted upwards. 

Oh no, you were trapped! Your brain went into overdrive, desperately trying to think of a quick way to escape, but everything was interrupted when you felt something brush against your arm. You glanced over and saw a hand that had a skull with bulging eyes grabbing candy. The hand was so close to your face that you could practically feel the heat that radiated off of it. Without thinking, you gasped and pushed yourself away, kicking candy away in the process. 

"Huh?" The voice rumbled from above. 

Everything froze in place. Even you couldn't move a muscle as the dreadful feeling of being watched loomed over you. But your heart kept pounding in your chest, to the point where you thought you were going to have a heart attack! Somehow, you found the courage to move. You slowly craned your neck up, eyes trailing past his tattooed covered arms, above the white t-shirt that covered his chest, until your eyes finally landed on his face. You've seen the bean before but this time he looked way different.

His dark black hair was disheveled, his skin looked green and decayed. His blue eyes were smeared with something black, making the color pop out more as he stared down at you, and blood stained the corners of his mouth that gaped open. Terror latched onto you and refused to let go. You let out a scream so loud you could feel the man flinch, you scrambled back towards the end of the bowl, tripping over candy along the way. You tried to scurry up the bowl but the smooth surface caused you to slip back to the bottom. 

"Holy shit!" You heard the man yell out. He rushed over to the counter and placed the candy bowl down, causing your body to lurched forward. His hands withdrew from the dish, which would have made you feel a little better if he wasn't towering directly over you. "You're an actual tiny person! I knew I wasn't going crazy!"

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