FRIGHT NIGHT
Brodrick kissed his wife lightly on the cheek. She looked
lovingly into his eyes.
"Tonight," Precious said, her voice a throaty
whisper, "Tonight is the night. All Hallow's Eve."
Brodrick's smile broke and a puzzled expression replaced it.
"I thought it was Halloween?"
Precious' hand shot up the backside of Brodrick's head like
a two-by-four. "All Hallow's Eve IS Halloween, you idiot!" she barked.
Brodrick grinned sheepishly, "Oh."
The oversized sleeves of Precious' pink clown outfit fell
back as she spread her arms around the glowing Jack-O-Lantern. Yellow light
pulsed out of the neatly carved face and cast shadows in the darkened kitchen.
She grinned wickedly, "Within this Jack-O-Lantern lies power beyond our
wildest dreams!" she paused for a moment and shot a sideways glance at her
green-clad husband. Then she said dryly, "Or your's at least."
The cheapshot did not go unnoticed by Brodrick, who rolled
his eyes and
said, "Oh my precious..." he faltered as he
realized what he was going to say and
recovered with a weak smile, "...Precious-"
Precious cut him off, "Oh, shut up!"
The doorbell rang. Precious quickly grabbed a towel and
threw it over the glowing pumpkin. She raced to the front of the house and
opened door to find a devil-child, a pirate, and a four foot tall "Barrack
Obama," standing on her front porch.
"Trick or Treat!" They shouted in unison as they
lifted their bags expectantly.