On Saturday night, just after dark, there was a knock at my door. This is a fairly unusual happening, as we live down a private road, and then down a seperate, even longer driveway.
Who is this? Then I saw a torch light, and then remembered that a small portion of the rest of the world celebrate Halloween. Pairing my long driveway, with the notion that I do not really celebrate halloween, I had no treats to offer. "Oh no they're going to be mad that I don't have treats, and will probably egg, or toilet roll my house", I thought as I made my way to the door.
I opened my sliding door, to two very cute little angels, looking hopeful, and ever so sweet. "Trick-or-treat", they said excitedly. "Ohhh sorry I don't have any treats" I said. The dissappointment on their faces struck me down. Looking around quickly before they backed away, I spotted my packet of 'Electro' chewing gum. "Wait.." I called out, "I do have some gum!". As soon as the words left my mouth I felt lame.
Still, I ripped open the packets, and placed a few shiny wrapped sticks, in to their goodie bags. They said thankyou, and gave me big grins, as they ran over to where their Mum was waiting. I still felt lame as I closed the door, but also considered that gum was far superior to the packets of raisins I saw in their bags. Then the wee angels made me feel alot better. As I heard their running footsteps, down the driveway, they excitedly yelled out ,"Muuum, we got gum!"
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