Soul Set Free Luca Ramsdell- 7th grade
The wind blows and howls as the moon shines like a giant opal plastered in the middle of the sky. 14-year-old Allie Levine was sitting down in her little twin-size bed, lacing up her shoes before jumping off onto the creaky floorboards below. It was Halloween night, and she had just finished getting in her costume. She was just a witch. Traditional, she knows, basic, maybe even a little stupid at this point, but whatever.
She had on a black corset that laced up in the back, a little purple skirt, perfectly knitted arm warmers her grandmother made her, green and black stripped stockings that went all the way to to her knees, some High-top converse, and a plain black witch ' s hat of course. Most of the costume was from Spirit Halloween, her go-to Halloween store.
She sat back down on her bed and put her head down. She felt a small salty tear form in her right eye before dripping down her face and into her lap, almost ruing her mascara. Then a tear formed in her left eye too and before she knew it her mascara was nothing but black, jagged lines down her face. She was so distraught because her friends had ditched her.
Her friends had left on a road trip to Vermont to go trick or treating with their other friend, Sarah. They didn’ t even invite Allie, that’ s what made her especially upset. Her mom and dad were going to a Halloween party, and she didn’ t have any siblings, so she was just going to go trick or treating alone. I mean, she still wanted that tasty candy that would last her months if she got enough. She wiped her tears and stood up. She then slowly walked over to her vanity and sat down, ready to fix her makeup and go.
She tried to get herself excited, however it wasn’ t working that well. She decided to just forget about it and go trick or treating like she knew she wanted to do deep down. She finished lacing up her shoes like she started before and left down the hallway to the door. She breathed in deep to take in that crispy autumn air before hopping down her steps like a rabbit and making her way down the street to her first house. House after house, more candy piled in her pillowcase like Mount Everest. She would occasionally get the burning question,“ why are you alone? Where are your friends?” Allie left each time without explaining with tears welled up in her eyes. She knew if she said anything she would start crying.
Besides that, everything was going well. I mean, she had LOTS of candy by now and she was only done with about 15 houses. It was getting dark now, and all Allie could see was the navy-blue sky, lit with tiny white specks of the stars in the sky. She took a minute to watch a shooting star fly past her like a ball of fire being tossed across the sky. The big yellow moon was full of delight like a ball of cheese in the sky. She wondered if the holes in the moon were made from cute little mice that wanted a midnight snack.
Allie walked down the street to get to the rich neighborhood. Her friends told her they had king sized candy bars there, and she wasn’ t about to miss out on that. She was still staring at the stars as she walked, barely paying attention to anything else. She gasped and jumped back as a car whooshed by. She took a breath and said,“ I guess I should pay attention.” Trying to be extra careful this time, she looked back up to the beautiful night sky. The stars twinkled before her eyes as if they were hypnotizing her into such a daze. She