This work of FICTION contains themes of non-consent, light abuse and other related kinks. This is meant as entertainment to bring enjoyment, not as something that should be carried out. If this offends you, please do not read.
I let out a deep sigh as I stop walking and just stand on this sidewalk. My name is Rebecca, and I'm 18 years old...and I'm bored out of my mind.
Tonight was supposed to be fun and awesome with me hanging with all of my friends. I mean, it's Halloween night after all! We were going to go trick or treating at the houses of every cute guy we know in the neighborhood, maybe pull a few pranks and for sure throw a few eggs at the house of that bitch Marcy for posting those unflattering pics of me at college when I was eating.
Only, one after another, each of my friends canceled. I know it is not their fault as each has a real reason, from being called to work, to having to babysit younger siblings, to having no ride to get here. I know they aren't bailing on me as we had been planning this for weeks, even coordinated out costumes and everything.
Not wanting to stay home and be depressed I decided I would go out for a walk. I know I'm too old to get candy, but I hoped maybe I would see someone I knew or that something would show itself. I'm in college at the moment so all of my friends don't live near me, but that doesn't mean I can't see someone I know. But...I know I won't. I'm the shy type of girl, the one who always studies instead of going to a party. Because of this, I don't have a lot of friends as it's hard for me to make friends.
I resume walking as I see a large crowd coming down the sidewalk. After all, I don't want to add being a weirdo or pervert to the pathetic, lonely girl vibe I must be showing. Excuse me,
nerdy
, pathetic lonely girl because my friends and I were going to dress up as characters from Harry Potter. Currently I'm wearing a green and silver top with black slacks and a black robe to make it look like I belong to Slytherin from Harry Potter. Each of my friends was going to dress from one of the houses.
I keep on walking and go down a street I've never been on as I try to get away from any large groups. This street is also filled with people only there's one thing that catches my eye. The street busy with trick or treaters going door to door, but everyone stops about halfway down the dead-end street. It's as if there's some invisible barrier there, to which everyone crosses the street, completely avoiding the rest of the houses all the way to the "Dead End" sign.
Finally feeling like there is something to do, I walk down the sidewalk to see if I can figure out what is going on. I know this is the nerd in me wanting to figure a mystery out, but it's not like I have anything better to do.
I reach the point where everyone stops and crosses the street but find nothing odd. No invisible barrier, no weird people, not even a bad smell. It's so odd that I actually consider asking someone why they are missing all the candy from the rest of the houses. But I decide against this, as I would be the one to look like a weirdo for asking since I'm all alone.
Letting my curiosity get the better of me, I keep walking down the street, going where no one else goes. It looks like a normal street, the houses are well kept, the yards are mowed and there's no creepy people staring out of windows or anything. Not even weird noises.
Then I see it. It's the last house on the left side of the street. There's a streetlight in front of this house but it's burnt out, so the house has a spooky sort of shadow over it. Since it is almost 8 it's already dark out, making the house look very creepy. And from where I'm at, I can see the yard has tons of...stuff...all over. I'm too far away and it's too dark for me to make out what any of it is, but it's clear the yard has tons of something over it randomly.
The most interesting part about this house is that there appears to be someone sitting in the middle of the yard. There's a figure sitting in what I think is one of those cheap foldable beach chairs. Again, it's pretty far away so I can't tell for sure any of this.
Unable to help it, I begin walking again. I want to see more of that house. I want to see if that is really someone sitting in the middle of the yard. If it is, is it a creepy man that everyone is scared of? Or just a guy wanting to relax after a long day of work? Or maybe...it's a ghost and when I get near, it'll disappear or something. Who knows what it could be.
I walk all the way down to the end of the street so I stand across the street on the sidewalk. Here I can see much better. It's still very dark thanks to the night and barely any light reaching here, but I can make out more. The stuff scattered on the yard appears to be, well, trash. Roughed up boxes, bottles, battered looking broken furniture and more. The way it looks, I think it is done on purpose to make it like Halloween decorations because it does give off a scary vibe. Like the house in a movie where the serial killer would live.
And it's a guy who is sitting in the chair. I can't make him out too well, but from here he looks to be maybe in his forties. His clothes of a t-shirt and blue jeans look worn and make him look as if he works as a laborer or something. Furthermore, he's just sitting there, drinking. Like the yard, he gives off a very spooky vibe, such as if he is a serial killer or lunatic.
A wave of pity suddenly comes over me as I realize something. What if this guy set all this up for trick or treaters, and no one is visiting? I mean, there's no way that his yard looks like this all the time. The HOA or neighbors would complain. So he must have made his yard look nice and spooky and not a single person is coming by. What a shame. Poor guy.
I hold my head up high as I make a choice. If no one else will visit the spooky house, I will. With that determination, I start walking across the street. I don't have a bag or anything, but I can explain that I just wanted to let him know that I like how spooky the place looks. That at least one person visited.
As I reach the other sidewalk, I get a strange feeling. Something within me flares and tells me to stop and walk away. I mean, the closer I get, the creepier the place looks. The random trash begins to look like real trash and not planted decorations as I see several engine parts and tons of beer cans. And there is a small pile of them piled around the guy's chair.