It was Halloween night, my birthday, and I was sat on the couch listening to my mom and Marnie argue, again "Mom you have to let me go to this Halloween party, the whole world is going to be there if I don't go I'll be a freak" Marnie begged, my little sister had a way of over exaggerating "You know if the od's were 50% I'd get one normal sister" Dylan complained,

Marnie pushed him on the couch as she walked past "Okay mom I'm 13 I'm practically a grown up, I'm certainly old enough to make my own choices" She said "Right?" She said loudly hinting that her friends should say something "Yeah I guess so" "Is there an age for that?" her friends replied, I rolled my eyes "Marnie I am sorry but you are not going out on Halloween" my mom said

"Why?" Marnie asked "I have my reasons and I will explain them to you when you are taller" My mom replied, nice come back mom "Mom you've been saying that for like, my whole life, it's just one night, what is the big deal I mean Indie's 14, it's her birthday and you won't let her out" Marnie said, it's true, I'm not but I know why "It does seem a bit unfair, I mean how Marnie loves weird stuff so much"

"Yeah Halloween is like made for her" "Skeletons, witches, vampires, I mean she spends our whole math's class drawing ghosts in her notebook" her friends said before Marnie had enough "Guys" she said hinting them to stop "Okay girls thank you for coming you've been a lovely audience but the show is over, Marnie will see you all tomorrow" mom said opening the door,

the girls said their goodbyes before leaving "I am so sick of this, I wanna know why we can't be like other kid's and go out on Halloween, I mean my poor little sister should be out trick or treating, but look at her, you've kept her from her childhood and it's turned her into a wall ornament" Marnie said using Sophie as a way of getting out,

won't work sis been there tried that "You know it's obvious why Halloween is bad, I mean that whole razor blade in the apple thing was a whole myth of course, but then all that candy causes cavitites and gum diseas, and those weird masks everyone wears let's off all theses fumes that make you're arms go limp and...and"
Dylan said trying to think of something

"And it's totally too late for him" I piped up from the couch "Marnie, I'm sorry I know you wanna go out with you're friends but there are some things about Halloween that you don't understand" Mom said trying to explain "Yeah like there's some big mysterious reason why we can't go out, face it mom, you don't trust your own kids" Marnie said, I sighed, it was my birthday and I had to deal with these guy's arguing

"That is not true" mom gasped "Oh yes it is, you keep us all in this big bubble, I mean how are we supposed to grow up, explore the world ,try new stuff and take some risks?" Marnie asked "Marnie I am just trying to protect you" Mom said, yeah okay, Marnie scoffed "Yeah you're protecting us from being anything but a bunch of vegetables" Marnie said sitting on the couch "Hey look I'm a potato, are you happy now? Maybe I'll put down some root's in the carpet"

Marnie said sarcastically, I chuckled "Oh no Marnie it's dangerous, there are things about vegetables that you don't understand" she said in a high pitched voice mocking mom "Somebody's coming" Sophie said, I rolled my eyes, she's been saying that nearly all day, mom picked her up "Come my little wall ornament, let's get you washed up for dinner" mom said taking Sophie into out of the room

"Why are you so obsessed with Halloween? Both of you, I mean like mom says it gives little kids dumb ideas about there being magic, like that helps them prepare for life, personally, give me a good nature documentary any day" my geeky brother said, I was busy drawing a haunted house on my drawing pad "Halloween is cool nature boy, I mean it's exciting, strange and ancient, plus mom and dad met on Halloween"

Marnie explained while glancing at the photo "Shhh, what are you tryna do, you know talking about dad always bum's mom out, I mean why can't you pick some other holiday to get hung up on like, arbor day, trees are important to you know" Dylan said, I finally finished my picture

"Hey Marn, here" I said handing it too her, her face lit up like a Christmas tree light and she hugged me "Thank you Indie, you're the best sister ever, this is going on my wall" she said smiling, I nodded and started on another picture.