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After school, Clarice quickly ran home to start putting her costume together. Her mother worked for a store that sold lots of Halloween decorations, costumes, and props. The owner of the store had given Clarice a discount on everything because she helped around the store throughout the year when she had time.

She came upon her house and saw all the decorations already up, her mom loved to get creative on holiday decorations and this time she had gone all out. She looked at the flashing skeleton lights that made it look like skeletons were dancing on their roof. In her front yard were big spider webs on the trees with a few spiders on them, and the plastic graves with the fake zombie hand going in and out of the fake dirt to make it look like they were trying to get out. Her house walls had little pumpkin lights all over, making the house very visible at night.

She went inside to find her mom making the graveyard dirt cupcakes, they were chocolate cupcakes with cookie crumbs on top. Her mom was now adding on the little gravestones made out of fondant.

"Hello honey, I'm making your favorite cupcakes," she said with a smile.

"They look delicious mom, I can't wait until they're done. Your baking is the best!" said Clarice, still looking down at the cupcakes.

"Your father is waiting for you upstairs. He already has all the supplies to start making your costume," said her mom, still fumbling with the little tombstones.

Clarice hugged her mom and ran upstairs into the craft room, where she found her dad waiting with everything out and ready. He was sleeping in his chair in the corner like usual, the tv was playing an old football game from last year. She went over to home and shook him a little, he woke up with a fright and smiled when he saw her.

"Sorry hunny, I fell asleep after I had set up," he said, rubbing his drowsy eyes.

"It's ok dad, now let's get to work!" said Clarice, already starting to piece together some props.

They worked for hours on the costume, Clarice's had always been grateful because her parents had always helped her with making her Halloween costume. Her dad was on the sewing machine, while she was making a new prop out of some props that had been lying around the back of the store. Clarice had asked the store manager if she could have them, and he agreed saying that nobody wanted to buy them anyway. Now she was making new use of the old props, they were starting to form a few little containers to which she could use to put some slimes in to make it look like little test tubes.

A little later her mom called her and her dad down because dinner was ready. They both raced each other down, looking for the plate with the most food. Her mom had gone to school for cooking and baking, her food was always delicious. Clarice and her dad would often playfully argue over who got the last desert, it would always end up in Clarice getting it no matter what though. Clarice now had the fullest plate in her sight, but before she could reach for it her dad had grabbed it and was now sitting down at the table eating. Clarice now had a plate and when she was finished eating, she grabbed one of the graveyard dirt cupcakes that her mom had made earlier.

"Are you excited for Holloween Clarice? I heard that almost everyone in the neighborhood is giving out candy this year," said her mom who was now grabbing a cupcake too.

"I can't wait! Me, Vivian, and Josh already have where we are going to trick or treat planned out," said Clarice with still a little bit of cupcakes in her mouth.

"Don't forget to not stay out too long, because we still have a few lunies in the neighborhood," said her father who had just finished his second cupcake.

"I know, we won't be out too late. If we follow our plan I should be home by at least ten," she said, now licking the icing off her second cupcake.

"Well, time for bed Clarice, you still have school tomorrow. I don't want you being late," said her mom.

"Ok mom, thank you for making dinner! Goodnight and love you both," Clarice said as she walked up the stairs towards her bedroom.

Clarice changed into her favorite pair of pajamas, they were black with orange pumpkins all over. She grabbed a book off of her nightstand and layed down. She opened the book and started repeating, but her mind wandered over to Halloween and how fun it would be when she went out with her friends. She put the book down and layed in bed. Halloween was in two days and she couldn't wait, it was her favorite holiday of the year. Everyone would dress and no one would judge you for wearing a costume, especially the creepy ones. Soon Clarice had fallen asleep, thinking about how awesome her costume would look and the amount of candy she would get.