Pumpkin Princess (Halloween 2013)

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This, our town of Halloween

If you go high up into the sky at night, what would you want to do? Fly? Run? Sit on the clouds? Or how about something different, why not look into your garden.

If you zoom in closer to the Earth you’ll see many things, like them big metal things you humans like to ride in. In truth, they hurt my ears a lot with the roar that the beast does but I’m not complaining, after all, this is not the tale of that machine. Anyway, there are a lot of them things, giant houses that touch the skies above you and young children playing around in the streets, having a nice time really. If you turn a corner into one of the streets, you’ll see a house at the end.

Such a boring house it is though, I’ll admit that. The paint is chipping off of the walls and whenever the owner comes home, he will always step on me. Do you know how frustrating it is? He’s always angry, not to mention drunk and unemployed from what I’ve heard from people around. What does unemployed mean anyway? Anyway, the house is very weird, the windows are broken and every now and then there’s this high pitched noise coming from one of his rooms.

Even though this is all said and whatnot, there’s something magic in his garden. If you walk through the door, down the corridor and across the rooms you’ll see an opening. Now, with your monstrous feet storming throughout the house, just walk out the door. Out there is a garden full of pumpkins, the one thing he is passionate about.

Beyond the eye could see, the orange vegetables stare into anyone’s soul, quite literally actually. You see, this man in this house makes things for Halloween, one of the weirdest times of year for us folk. Why I say this? Well, take a magnifying glass and glance at the top of the boring thing. A small popping sound should come now! Did you hear that, did it run through your ears? Well, guess what? That’s me!

Yes, that’s right everyone, I’m a Pumpkin Princess, ruling over my kingdom of pumpkins whenever I want. I also rule over the festive holiday of Halloween, that time of year when all the little boys and girls run around so freely throughout the street. How is makes my day, their smiles are the best! I love how they just walk past me and stuff their faces with candy until this squishy stuff burst out of their mouth. It’s such a funny sight! Then their parents come and destroy the moment.

Parents…

Speaking of older people, parents, teenagers and all the rest aren’t celebrating this spooky night anymore. According to the Bat Princess, you people are getting less and less excited for this holiday now. I thought you love this holiday, but why change your mind?

Well, I’m not going to stand for this! I see one of you people walking past this house, with your booming music in your ears blocking out the world and that dull expression plastered on your face. It makes me so mad! I huff, hopping out of this pumpkin and running towards you. Feet shuffle against the footpath and nearly squish me while that person is still walking. No, a foot is covering me; I’m going to get squished! Determined to get through this crowd, I jump onto this ladies shoe and she begins to walk towards that guy!

What? I’m only half a centimetre tall, you can’t expect me to travel around in your world without catching a ride! Anyway, the lady is talking on this device. Her voice seems so frustrated, almost hurt even. Her face falls whenever she says she is sorry and lifts whenever she says really. You humans seem rather odd with dealing with your emotions and all. You guys really need to calm down.

A jolt suddenly makes me fall off her shoe, landing on the cold concrete that has no life. That’s weird; my head glances up only to see a dog sniffing me. Oh God no, please don’t like me! The animals face lightens up in joy as his tongue pokes out of his mouth and nearly touches my hair. At the corner of my eye though, I see that guy still walking along the footpath. This is where I have to race against the time before it’s too late!

I dodge the dogs tongue, running towards that guy. He bobs his head to the rhythm of those songs he’s listening to and continues walking. My eyes widen, I’m nearly there! I sprint to the man and finally, after all those obstacles, I make it to him!

I climb up towards his hands and jump on the palms. He blinks looking down at his hands to see me! He finally takes off his music things and lifts me to his face. That’s when I see his eyes, the eyes that tell a sad tale, a tale of his family and how the abuse always comes onto him, drowning him in a pool of misery. I smile, blowing on his face. He coughs roughly and glares at me for a minute before he grins.

It works! My spell works! The spell of happiness! He places me down on a pumpkin and waves, running towards his house in glee. I laugh, this is the way life is meant to be, happy.

Happy Halloween!

This is Halloween.