I heard the doorbell echo through the house, I got up as fast as I could and answered the door.
There stood 2 girls, no older than 12, the one on the left wore a witch costume, the right clearly did not actually care about holiday tradition.
"Trick or treat!" The girls said in unison, holding out there barely filled buckets of terribly overpriced mediocre candy.
"Trick, no treats for either of you."
The one who actually bothered to put on a costume gave me a questioning look which made me reconsider.
"Okay sorry, you get a treat cause you actually wore a costume."
I grab a handful of candy and drop it into her bucket, turning to her less that festive friend.
"You on the other hand, why would someone not wearing a costume get any sort of treat?" I ask rhetorically, her preteen brain not understanding what a rhetorical question is, she attempts to stammer an answer.
I look to the witch "you can keep Trick or treating, but your friend is gonna need to stay and learn about holiday tradition."
The girl nodded, only caring that her candy bucket had been filled. Making her way to the next house without a care in the world.
"You're coming with me!" I grab the less dressed girl and pull her inside, locking the door behind us.
She gives me a nervous look "what are you doing?" She seemed unsure of what to even ask, knowing she was in more trouble than she ever would have imagined.
"You know, when you ask 'Trick or treat?' You always have a chance of getting the Trick? It's how the tradition works."
I drag her downstairs, taking her to the basement.
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