Thursday, October 31st, 2019.

This week was great, Connor and I hung out a couple of times. We mostly talked and got to know each other. We talked about a lot of stuff. Today was the day of the Halloween party and it's already 7:40 and I haven’t started to get ready. I’m super nervous, I don’t know why. I’ve been to a party and I hang out with Connor all the time so I have to reason to be nervous. Decides everyone else is going to be there. I put on my costume, do my makeup and hair, and pick out a pair of shoes. As I put my shoes on I hear a knock at the door I opened it and no one was there. It’s Halloween kids are out playing pranks so just close the door making sure to lock it behind me. Then I hear a light taping from my kitchen window. I open the curtain and no one was there. Then I heard a loud bang as if someone is trying to get into my house I go around making sure everything is locked, but then I hear several loud bangs from all over the house this is not only one person. I yell “This isn’t funny.” hoping it is my friends outside playing a cruel joke. I draw one of the curtains, it is definitely not my friends.

I close the curtain fast and run to my side door and checked all the windows to make sure they were all locked. Then I stopped, what do I do, what is going on. I sit down, the banging gets louder I hide under the small table in my front hall and plug my ears hoping they will just disappear. About thirty minutes later I feel my phone buzz. I pick it up realizing that the banging has stopped I don’t know how long it has stopped. “Hey I’m outside, are you ready to go?” Connor asked. I hang up and open my front door and see Connor standing on my porch. He looks at me. I bet I look like a mess. He walks up to me. “Hey are you okay? What’s going on?” I look up at him not saying a word. I didn’t know what to say. I don’t even know what just happened. I wipe my face of the tears that had fallen. “Just give me a minute, I need to fix my makeup.” I walk upstairs. I could hear his footsteps behind me.

I get upstairs and sit at my vanity I look at myself and my eye makeup is halfway down my face. I take my hat off then I take a makeup wipe and start to take my makeup off. I look in the mirror and see Connor standing in the doorway looking at me. “You can come in you know.” I said looking at him through the mirror and smile. He starts to walk in. “Are you okay? What happened?” he asked.

“Nothing I’m fine. I will be ready in five.” he looks at me and walks up to me. He turns my chair to face him. “We don’t have to go you know.” he said. “No, I want to go.” I decided to change my outfit to just jeans with a red cropped sweater. We walked out to his car.

We got to the party and there was something very familiar about this house but I couldn’t put it together. We walked up to the door of the house but there was no music not nothing. Connor opened the door and that’s when I realized where we were. We were at my old house in my old town. I walk in before Connor then I see them. All the people from my old school. I stood there in shock not knowing what to do. I turn to face Connor and to tell him that we needed to leave, but when I turned Connor was gone. I go outside to look for him in panic and call his name. I look across the street to meet with someone's eyes. It was my dad. He smiled not a nice happy smile, I'm going to come over there and kill you smile. I freeze in shock and he starts to run at me at a non human like speed. At this point he is a foot away from me and I can move.

I jolt up off my couch and landed on the floor. I am so happy that was a dream, no a nightmare, but it felt real. I hear my phone ringing. I grab my phone from the couch and answer. “Hey, I’m outside.” Connor said. “Okay I’ll come unlock the door.” I walk to the door and open it, he was standing just outside on my porch. “Hey sorry I fell asleep waiting for you.”

“No problem ready to go?” we walked out to his car and dive about 5 minutes away from my house. We walk inside, music blasting and people drinking. This is definitely not a dream. I start to walk down the hall, me and Connor almost get separated, but he managed to catch up to me and grabbed my hand so we could stay together. Connor leads me over to the drinks. “What would you like?” he asked.

“Whatever is fine.”

“How about punch with a hint of vodka?”

“Sure what do I have to lose.” he hands the drink to me then grabs a water.

“No drink?” I ask.

“Nope I’m diving.”

“Oh yeah right.” we walk around the house and meet up Sof and the others but me and Connor decided to go out to the back yard. We walk out and see a forest of trees and bushes. There was a sign that said Haunted Maze. “Do you want to go in?” Connor faced me and asked. I was hesitant. I hate mazes but I’m sure it’s only a small one.

We walk into the maze holding hands, but the moment the first thing that jumped out at us I had my arm wrapped my arm around his and we were walking shoulder to shoulder. I hear footsteps behind us so I look back and see someone in a clown costume walking. I tap Connors shoulder. He looks and laughs. But then the clown starts running at us and we both run as fast as we can out of the maze. “Well shit.” Connor says. We hung out with Sof and everyone else for most of the night. By the time Connor and I were ready to go it was 1:30 am. I had only had two drinks and Connor drank water and pop all night. We get into Connor’s car. We pull up to my house and we both get out of the car and we stop at the door. “My mom is out of town and I don’t want to be alone so do you want to stay over?” I ask. “Yeah, sure.” We go inside and make some food. Connor and I watched movies on the couch until we fall asleep.