Produced by: Sruthi Tenkayala, Michael Krieger, Shaddia Qasem
Part I: Introduction
“You’re going out for a walk again?” Tommy groaned as his annoyance with his sister, Allison, grew. “This is the…” Tommy trailed off as he started counting on his fingers, exaggerating the movements. “This is the twelfth night in a row that you choose to go for your ‘walks’. I’m tired, give me a break!”
Allison looked at her brother with mock pity. “Why do you always put air quotes around my walks? What’s your issue with them? They don’t take that long; I’ve told you before, you don’t have to come with me if you don’t want to.”
Tommy rolled his eyes. “First of all, you choose to go for your walks at night. Night! That is why I go with you, Allison. You’re my younger sister and I absolutely refuse to let you go for your ‘walks’ at night. Why Allison?” Tommy whined. “Why do you torture me so?”
“Quit your yapping, Tommy. It’s your decision to go with me, I’m not forcing you.” Allison kneeled to tie her shoelaces. “Now, get your shoes on and let’s go, or sit on the couch and enjoy whatever it is you do.”
Tommy sighed, getting up to put on his shoes. “I just don’t understand why you want to go in the dark,” Tommy said with a groan as he put his shoes on. “You never know what’s out there. For all you know, freaks could be waiting for innocent girls to go for a walk, all alone. It’s the night before Halloween!”
Allison gave Tommy a disbelieving look. “Are you kidding me? What do you think is going to happen? Michael Myers is going to escape and come get me? Jason Voorhees is going to ascend from the nearest lake and make his way over?”
With a sly smile on her face, Allison put her water down and walked over to where Tommy was standing and placed her hands on both his shoulders. “Listen to me, Tommy. We live in a safe neighborhood.”
She stared into his eyes, emphasizing every word. “Nothing is going to happen.”
This is a three part story – stay tuned for the next issue
