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fabric. Benji started laughing hysterically, falling to the floor as he did, and Perry turned the color of the apple from Snow White.
“I am not wearing this,” Maps stated as he held it out in front of his face.
“You have to wear a costume, or you won’t be allowed in.” Perry winched.
“Is this a girl costume?” he asked honestly.
“No!” Perry replied. “But it might be a kid’s costume.”
Beji was on the floor, dying. He was gasping and heaving, tears pouring out of his eyes and running down his face into his bushy beard.
“It’s not that bad,” Perry said.
Maps sighed.
The things he did in the name of gapped teeth.
9
M aps , Benji, and Perry stood across the street from the big house dressed in Halloween decorations. The front lawn was covered in dirt and had graves sticking up in random spots. A leafless tree stood off to the side, and little white ghosts hung from its branches. There were spotlights pointed at the scarecrow on the lawn, and on the mummy sitting on the porch swing. People in costumes stood on the driveway with red, plastic cups in their hands. The music from inside in the house thumped loudly enough to be heard outside from where the three boys stood.
Perry and Benji began crossing the road, but Maps held back, more than a little nervous, not that he’d ever admit it. A group of guys walked between them. One of the guys paused to look at Maps, and then yelled, “Cat!”
The group of boys found this ridiculously hilarious and laughed robustly as they walked to the Halloween house.
Benji turned toward Maps, smile in full bloom. “You just got cat-called.”
Maps glared.
He was, unfortunately, wearing the costume Perry brought him. The black shirt he wore was covered in fake fur, as were the black, furry shorts that went to just above his knees. Attached to the back of the shorts was a long tail that almost touched the ground. And atop his head were a big, black pair of cat ears.
Benji had almost died when Maps came out of the bathroom wearing the small cat outfit. But Perry had said it wasn’t complete. He drew a black nose and whiskers on Maps’ face with a makeup pencil he carried around with him. This brought about another fit of laughter from Benji.
Maps trotted across the street and met up with Perry and Benji. If he had to go out in public in that getup, at least he wasn’t alone.
The party was in full swing when they walked inside. Maps stood inside the front doorway like some doofus in a teen movie looking around, mouth agape, figuring he was on another planet. People in costumes littered the entire space. He had never seen so many people in one small area—not even at school.
There were black, plastic garbage bags covering the walls, and fake cobwebs in every corner of the rooms. In the corner sat a skeleton in a rocking chair, and there was a floor mat at the bottom of the staircase that made ghost noises every time someone stepped on it.
“Oh, man,” Benji said as he stared into the living room, palm over heart. “Jennifer is wearing a nurse costume. I think I might ask her to marry me.”
“Poor girl,” Perry said.
Benji glared at him. “You’re just jealous.”
“Please.” Perry rolled his eyes. “You wouldn’t know what to do with a girl like that if she ever gave you the time of day. Which she wouldn’t.”
As Perry and Benji engaged in a lovers’ quarrel, Maps wandered off into the densely packed pit of people. He slinked past a guy and girl standing uncomfortably close as he headed into the living room. They threw Maps a dirty look, but he barely noticed.
“Okay,” Maps said to himself, hands on hips, surveying the area. “Football player, ladybug, nurse, some kind of mutant buffalo, dog, bubble gum machine, another nurse, an actual chair, Zorro, cowboy…”
Maps paused.
He stared at the back of the cowboy. He recognized the set of the shoulders, the almost-awkward tightness of the clothing, and the platinum blond
“I am not wearing this,” Maps stated as he held it out in front of his face.
“You have to wear a costume, or you won’t be allowed in.” Perry winched.
“Is this a girl costume?” he asked honestly.
“No!” Perry replied. “But it might be a kid’s costume.”
Beji was on the floor, dying. He was gasping and heaving, tears pouring out of his eyes and running down his face into his bushy beard.
“It’s not that bad,” Perry said.
Maps sighed.
The things he did in the name of gapped teeth.
9
M aps , Benji, and Perry stood across the street from the big house dressed in Halloween decorations. The front lawn was covered in dirt and had graves sticking up in random spots. A leafless tree stood off to the side, and little white ghosts hung from its branches. There were spotlights pointed at the scarecrow on the lawn, and on the mummy sitting on the porch swing. People in costumes stood on the driveway with red, plastic cups in their hands. The music from inside in the house thumped loudly enough to be heard outside from where the three boys stood.
Perry and Benji began crossing the road, but Maps held back, more than a little nervous, not that he’d ever admit it. A group of guys walked between them. One of the guys paused to look at Maps, and then yelled, “Cat!”
The group of boys found this ridiculously hilarious and laughed robustly as they walked to the Halloween house.
Benji turned toward Maps, smile in full bloom. “You just got cat-called.”
Maps glared.
He was, unfortunately, wearing the costume Perry brought him. The black shirt he wore was covered in fake fur, as were the black, furry shorts that went to just above his knees. Attached to the back of the shorts was a long tail that almost touched the ground. And atop his head were a big, black pair of cat ears.
Benji had almost died when Maps came out of the bathroom wearing the small cat outfit. But Perry had said it wasn’t complete. He drew a black nose and whiskers on Maps’ face with a makeup pencil he carried around with him. This brought about another fit of laughter from Benji.
Maps trotted across the street and met up with Perry and Benji. If he had to go out in public in that getup, at least he wasn’t alone.
The party was in full swing when they walked inside. Maps stood inside the front doorway like some doofus in a teen movie looking around, mouth agape, figuring he was on another planet. People in costumes littered the entire space. He had never seen so many people in one small area—not even at school.
There were black, plastic garbage bags covering the walls, and fake cobwebs in every corner of the rooms. In the corner sat a skeleton in a rocking chair, and there was a floor mat at the bottom of the staircase that made ghost noises every time someone stepped on it.
“Oh, man,” Benji said as he stared into the living room, palm over heart. “Jennifer is wearing a nurse costume. I think I might ask her to marry me.”
“Poor girl,” Perry said.
Benji glared at him. “You’re just jealous.”
“Please.” Perry rolled his eyes. “You wouldn’t know what to do with a girl like that if she ever gave you the time of day. Which she wouldn’t.”
As Perry and Benji engaged in a lovers’ quarrel, Maps wandered off into the densely packed pit of people. He slinked past a guy and girl standing uncomfortably close as he headed into the living room. They threw Maps a dirty look, but he barely noticed.
“Okay,” Maps said to himself, hands on hips, surveying the area. “Football player, ladybug, nurse, some kind of mutant buffalo, dog, bubble gum machine, another nurse, an actual chair, Zorro, cowboy…”
Maps paused.
He stared at the back of the cowboy. He recognized the set of the shoulders, the almost-awkward tightness of the clothing, and the platinum blond
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