Tonight is the night that all the kids have been waiting for. The sweet smell of all different kinds of candies fill the air. Little children running around the dark street, passing terrifying decorations fill their front yard, knocking on stranger’s doors, giving them free candy. You know how parents always say. “Don’t take candy from strangers?” Yeah, well there’s a holiday all about it.

As my friend Theresa, my little brother Nicco, my mom, Theresa’s mom and I walk down the rough sidewalk. We walk past houses, with more Halloween decorations we could ever afford. Theresa’s mom drives us on top of a hill, where rich people live. People go to them every year. The gate was wide open. There were lights and cameras all over the front gate. When we got to the front door, they were giving away caramel apples with sprinkled M&Ms on top of it like colourful pebbles. After we got our apples, we stayed outside for a bit and watched zombies and ghosts walk pass us.

As we drive on the dark road, hunting for more candy to fill our little bags, we find a big house that the front was under construction. Only the front though, there were piles of dirt on the front yard. My parents told us to walk up there. Theresa, Nicco and I were too focused to find more candy to even care! The steps to the door were unstable. We knocked on the door and a girl that looked like she was in her 20s. “TRICK OR TREAT!” we yelled. “Oh! Sorry I wasn’t expecting anyone tonight.” We stood there for roughly 5 seconds. “Hold on, I think I have something.” She slammed the door in our faces and came back with Christmas chocolate. We looked at each other, puzzled. We walk away with our bags filled, and shared them with our parents.