Halloween Week: A Text from Mr. Howard

Mr. Howard hadn't even approached Leah so far that week and she wasn't complaining. She was relaxing with Jonathan one evening on the couch as they streamed a Netflix show. They were discussing the local neighborhood Halloween decorations and how silly some of them were. Blow up dragons, lights like it were Christmas, over the top lawn décor. Her phone buzzed on the couch and she opened up the message.

Leah let out a groan.

"What's up?" Jonathan asked, he saw the look of concern cover Leah's face.

"Just remembered its Halloween so damn soon. All the kids are going to be dressed up. Then the next day--they will be hyped on sugar." She lied--but was also truthful. The students always went a bit nuts on days where they could dress up. And the candy induced high the day following Halloween always spelled a day of woe.