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Adventures In Babysitting

from Summer's End IV by G.B. Marian

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"Adventures in Babysitting"

Little Hunter Westlake loves Halloween. It makes him sad that his mom, Logan, has to work for the evening; but he is happy to at least have the company of his favorite babysitter, Rachel Cornell.

Rachel takes Hunter trick-or-treating, and they collect lots of candy. But something makes Hunter feel uneasy while they are walking the streets of Wyrdham that evening. Every now and then, he catches sight of a man in a scarecrow costume, staring at him with cold malice.

Rachel tells Hunter not to worry; it's Halloween, it's just somebody in a scary costume. She never actually sees the scarecrow herself; if she did, she might agree with the boy that something seems very wrong.

The child and his babysitter return home just in time to catch the monster movie marathon on TV. They laugh and eat candy while Godzilla destroys Tokyo on the TV screen.

Then, a little after 10:00 pm, there is a knock at the front door.

"Somebody's trick-or-treating LATE," Rachel mutters as she goes to answer the door. It is the last thing she will ever speak.

Hunter waits by the glow of the TV, but he hears nothing after the front door opens. He waits a bit longer, thinking Rachel must be talking with a friend. When he realizes he can't hear any voices, he goes to the front door himself.

Rachel is in the living room, sliced open from ear to ear and bleeding on the floor. The scarecrow - the one that was following them around during trick-or-treat - is in the kitchen doorway, holding a bloody butcher knife. It stares at Hunter for what seems like forever.

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from Summer's End IV, released October 1, 2023

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G.B. Marian Ypsilanti, Michigan

Priest, writer, musician, and artist for the Egyptian god Set. DesertOfSet.com

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