Jason sat in class listening to people talk about Halloween and what they were going to do that night. None of the conversations he overheard while scribbling in his book seemed remotely interesting, until his ear caught one particular conversation.<br/><br/>"Wait, so spirits come back to live and walk around on Earth on Halloween? That's ridiculous, Clara, seriously."<br/><br/>"No, its true. I mean, well, I've never seen it happen though. But I've read stories about spirits that come to haunt people on Halloween. Sometimes they get stuck if they're not back in time, then they can't leave and they haunt houses and people and stuff. "<br/>"Like I said, ridiculous. If you're trying to scare me with a Halloween story, you're going to have to do better than that."<br/><br/>Before the rest of the conversation could be over heard, the bell rang, startling him from his thoughts. He quickly gathered his things and headed towards the front gate. It happened so quickly, the school day was already over.<br/><br/>He walked home, alone, like usual, taking the scenic route to get there. Passing by a store he paused for a moment when he saw costumes in the window. He sighed as he thought to himself. It was probably that he'd get stuck with taking his sister trick-or-treating, but he didn't have a costume. He had to at least get something. Taking a deep breath, he walked into the store, cringing when the bell above the door rang. He thought he might be able to go through the store unnoticed for a while, but that bell gave away his position. He shyly waved at the girl at the counter as she turned to face him when he walked in, then continued on throughout the store.<br/><br/>Sifting through the seemingly endless racks of costumes, he found that there was nothing that seemed interesting, yet mature enough for the 16-year-old he was. The last thing he wanted was to be made fun of by his peers, or even his sister. It seemed hopeless. He grabbed the only thing that he thought might be acceptable and walked to the counter with it, gently placing it there and trying to hide his face.<br/><br/>"Batman cape, hm?" asked the girl at the counter as she pooped her gum, "Where's the rest of the costume?"<br/><br/>Jason shook  his head a bit, his cheeks becoming a bit rosy. "I-I just want the cape," he told her as he counted out the money. She shrugged it off as she rang him up and Jason was able to leave the costume store without being too embarrassed.<br/><br/>(Fastforward)<br/><br/><br/>Jason sat on the porch with his Batman cape and a plastic bag for candy, waiting for his sister. It was Friday night, Halloween, and the sun was setting. He looked out at all the children, and even a few teenage girls that were dressed up in their costumes with their parents or older siblings looking after them. It didn't seem to great for the chaperones that spent a lot of their time in the background, but that's what he'd spend his night doing. "Fun," he sighed sarcastically.