Pink

“Color?” I ask back, “Um, pink. But why does that matter and what costume will I wear that has to do with a pink diaper?”

“Why you’ll be a baby girl of course,” Macy says matter of factly.

“So if it was blue would I be a baby boy?” I ask.

“Yes,” Macy says, “Now come on. It’s still early, but there is a lot of preparation that still needs to be done.”

“Wait. I don’t want to be a baby girl for Halloween,” I say.

“Now don’t say that,” Macy says, “Every year it’s the same thing. Whoever loses must dress in the way the other wants. We’ve done it every year. Besides, everyone will just think of it as a big joke. Plus you should just be happy you didn’t pick one of the other boxes. Some of them would make you happy to have picked baby girl.”

“Like what?” I ask.

“I’m not telling, maybe I can use them again next year,” she says and gives me a wink.

“Fine,” I say, “So how do we start?”