The Halloween mystery of the blonde girl on her bike

A Halloween Mystery

On October 31st, 2018, it was my first Halloween in this particular home. I purchased candy in case any children knocked on the door and I placed Bible tracks in each bag praying they would be read.

About 20 boys and girls, (some with parents) showed up between 5:30 and about 7:50. At 8:00 I shut the door but did not turn off the light. At 9:00 I went on the front porch to see if any trick-or-treaters were still in the neighborhood before I turned out the light and saw a young blonde White girl.

She looked to be about nine or ten years and was old riding her bike up the hill on the street to my right. I went inside and grabbed a bag of candy as she parked her bicycle and when I came back outside she walked up to the porch and I gave it to her.

I watched her get on her bike and go back the way she came turning in circles as she disappeared down the hill. As I stood on the porch a number of questions came to mind.

This was a predominately African American neighborhood but there were a few families who were Korean, Hispanic and Caucasian. My grandchildren and I walked through the neighborhood often and occasionally went to the park that was three blocks away and had never seen this child.

Questions arise

As she rode away, she went down the hill towards the main street and not in the direction where houses were. Why I wondered was this child out alone in the dark so late on Halloween?

Why was this little girl riding a bicycle at 9:00 at night and trick-or-treating without friends or adult supervision? Why was this White child alone in a Black neighborhood if she did not live nearby and where had she come from?

Even more interesting was the fact that she came to my house for candy but did not go anywhere else and I never saw her again. Why would she come up that hill on her bicycle and only make one stop?

Perhaps it was because my porch light was on and she may have been told not to go to houses where there were no lights. I also noticed that she did not have a trick-or-treat bag or any other candy with her.

In that moment I simply wanted to give candy to a child who dropped by but all of these things came back with clarity in hindsight. Over the years my writer's intuition went in different directions.

This had appeared to be a normal child and perhaps she was. But, what if she were not a girl at all but the spirit of a child who had died one Halloween?

Is there a logical explanation?

Perhaps she was riding her bike one Halloween to obtain candy and was hit and killed before she got any. Maybe her spirit returned every year until she finally received her treats.

I searched the Internet but found no record of a girl being hit by a car while riding a bike. Had this little girl been with other children, an adult or come earlier in the night I would have thought no more about her but she did not.

Perhaps this was just a little White girl who lived nearby who showed up late, after dark, alone, riding a bike, on Halloween. Maybe she only stopped at my house because my light was on or perhaps there is a different explanation.

This was the last year any children knocked on my door for Trick or Treat because Trunk or Treat became popular. I never saw the blonde child again. What do you think about the girl on the bike? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section and if you enjoyed this story tips are appreciated.