A grandmother took down all the Halloween decorations her grandson had made – but when her mother pointed it out, she whispered, « Ask him why he wanted them taken down. »

« You owe Owen an apology. »

He informed her that she was disqualified.

Elaine looked like she was about to explode.

I turned towards her.

« We’ll help clean everything up after the jury. But first, you owe Owen an apology. »

She looked at her grandson.

Elaine had nothing to say.

Owen spoke before she had a chance to do so.

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« Grandma, I just wanted to do something nice. »

For once, Elaine had nothing to say.

An hour later, Owen was standing on our porch, ribbon in hand, for the most creative homemade decorations.

I took at least twenty photos.

« Can we start again? »

On the other side of the lawn, Elaine was still staring furiously at her toilet paper-covered skeletons.

After the jury deliberated, Owen and I helped remove the paper, even though he kept giggling every time he looked at the « OLD WITCH » sign.

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