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. »

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« I thought it was someone wearing a Halloween costume, » he said. « But then it came back. »

The second night, the figure stood right under his bedroom window, its eyes fixed on him.

« And last night, there was three knocks on my window. »

I got a chill.

Owen gave me a demonstration by tapping the bed frame with his knuckles.

I felt a shiver run down my spine.

« Why didn’t you tell me anything? »

« Because I thought you’d make me take down my decorations. But Grandma said ghosts like Halloween decorations, and maybe mine were attracting one. »

« No ghost is coming. »

I stared at him.

« Did Grandma tell you that? »

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He nodded.

« She said that if we removed everything, it would probably leave us alone. So I asked her to take care of it while we went shopping. »

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