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- Author: Lindsay Currie
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Today is October first. It barged in on a gust of chilly air with red and
orange leaves on its heels. Morning fog settled over our narrow streets like
a cold, wet blanket, and everyone—and I mean everyone—is already
wearing their chunkiest sweaters. For most people I know, October isn’t just
the end of T-shirts and flip-flops; it’s the beginning of the best month of the
year. Halloween month. The time when Eastport comes to life.
I will never be one of those people.
The bell above the door dings again, signaling another customer. This
time it’s a man and woman. They rush in, wide-eyed. As usual, their cell
phones are up and they’re taking pictures before the door even fully shuts
behind them. The woman snaps a few pictures of the fake cobwebs Mom
strung around the counter, while the man takes a photo of one of the
tombstone centerpieces on the table closest to him. Most people would just
be digging their Halloween decorations out on October first. Not us. We
have them out year-round. The whole town does.
I sigh and set my dish towel down then adjust the ghost-shaped apron tied
around my waist. “Hi, welcome to The Hill. I’m Mallory. Can I get you a
seat?”
The woman lowers her phone long enough to blink at me. I’m not great at
guessing ages, but I think she’s in her thirties. Maybe younger. She looks
me up and down, clearly surprised to see a twelve-year-old greeting her.
“Wow. You work here?”
“This is my parents’ restaurant,” I answer, doing my best to sound chipper
even though this is my least favorite place to be on a Saturday morning. I’d
rather be sleeping. Catching up on my Netflix bingeing. Getting a cavity
filled. Well, maybe not that. The point is I’d rather be pretty much
anywhere but here. “I help them out after school and on the weekends.”
Snagging two menus off the counter, I lead them to a booth by the
window. It’s my favorite spot in the restaurant, the only table that seems to
get any sunlight at all. Everywhere else always feels dim and draped in
shadows—probably because Mom and Dad like it that way. It’s
atmospheric, they say. Just as I set the menus down on the table, the man
clears his throat.
“Oh, um… We were hoping to be seated in the back.” He whispers this
last part like it’s some special secret between us. I bite my tongue to keep
from telling him that everyone knows why they want to sit there. Everyone
has heard the stories.
I pick their menus up and make my way to the back corner of our
restaurant. Dropping them down on a new table, I force a smile to my face.
“This is the only table I have left back here. Is it okay?”
They nod vigorously. The woman starts scanning the room right away, her
blond curls bouncing and waving at me as she jerks her head from side to
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