The Deadliest Pumpkin

There is only one night a year he could escape his cave and reign terror on the town below him.

He waited 364 days to come out and play.

He spent those days sharpening his scythe, meticulously making the point so sharp it could slice through human flesh at the mere graze of it.

He would dress head to toe in black to disguise his leathery orange colored skin and leave only his pumpkin face underneath his black hood to give him away.

All year round, he could hear the people of the town below his cave, singing and celebrating different events and holidays.

It filled him with rage every single time. He hated the sound of laughter. It made his skin crawl, and his ears want to bleed.

When Halloween night came and the moon was full, the veil that locked him in his cave vanished and he was free until the clock in the center of town struck midnight.

He smiled because his time had finally come, and he set out on foot to the bottom of the hill where his prey lie waiting.

He made it to main street and began to scour the houses as he past looking for one that was unmarked. He could not enter a home that was protected by a happy pumpkin sitting on its doorstep.

This was a fact the townspeople did not know about him and he planned to keep it that way.

He passed the first house and there was a pumpkin sitting there mocking him. He rolled his eyes and proceeded to the next house.

As he passed each house, he saw pumpkin after pumpkin with no end in sight.

He began to pace every street looking for just one house he could enter but there were none.

He looked back at the clock tower and time was running out if he was going to find any victims this Halloween night.

He began to get agitated and was about to give up his quest when he saw a house he had never seen before. It was off the road unlike any of the others.

It looked like it belonged to someone important. It was much larger than any of the ones he had already passed. It was also gated on all sides and the front yard could have fit two more houses inside of it.

The front porch was too far to see if it had a happy pumpkin guarding it. He would have to go see it up close to know for sure.

He walked up to the gate and inspected it from every angle. It was very secure but he know it would be no match for him.

He shook his head at the challenge and assumed the leap frog position. He took a deep breath in and then on the exhale hurled his body into the air and over the gate.

He landed perfectly on his feet like he had just walked in from the other side instead of having leapt through the air.

He smiled at his easy accomplishment and began to stroll across the lawn towards the house.

When the porch came into view his eyes darted back and forth looking for a pumpkin. He picked up the pace when he saw there was none and hurried to the front door.

He peaked through the front window and all the lights were off and all was quiet inside.

His mischievous grin grew across his face and he looked for the closest window he could find. He put the point of his sharp scythe lightly against the window and turned it in a circle slowly. It easily carved a hole in the glass and once complete he tapped it with his glove and it popped right out.

His arm fit perfectly inside it and he unlocked the window from the inside and crawled in without a sound.

He tip toed up the stairs to find his first target to attack. There was a hallway of doors in front of him and he headed towards the double doors at the end. That would be his best chance to find a human inside.

He slowly turned the knob and slid inside the dark room.

He slinked over to the bed and stood over a man and woman sound asleep. His eyes light up with excitement and lifted his scythe high into the air.

Instantaneously, the clock tower struck midnight and began to chime. He froze in his position and his eyes grew wide just before his body was sucked back out of the house and locked back into his cave.

He was forced to wait another whole year to attack the small town below.

The Happy Pumpkin may have won this year, but he was determined to be successful NEXT HALLOWEEN!