It
is Halloween in the year 1958. I am 6
years old. My mom dresses me up as a cat
and takes me trick or treating. We go from house to house; we walked 3 blocks
first on one side of the street, and then on the other side of the street. My mom said, “Margie after the last house we
will go home. I will make hot chocolate and we will have some cookies.”
As
I come to the last house it is all decorated for Halloween. The lights are dim and
howling sounds are coming from all around. There is a carved jack o'lantern
that is on the porch all lit up and it looks scary. There is a big webbed
spider and a ghost hanging up on the porch and a grave yard on the side of the
lawn. As I go up on the porch I have my candy bag opened. I ring the bell and say trick or treat.
This
lady answered the door. She too was
dressed as a cat. I looked at her. I was stunned because she looked just like me
but older. I would say the lady was in
her 30's. As I was standing on the porch I could see the inside of the house. The lady had four children and a husband. The
children were sitting in a circle with their Halloween candy on the floor. As the lady was putting the candy in my bag my
mom said, “Margie we have to start going home.”
The
Lady looks at me and said, “Oh my name is Margie too.”
I opened my mouth wide with a surprised look
on my face. As I turned toward my mom the lady said, “Trick or treat this is Halloween
in the year of 1982. I am you in the future. Surprise!”
-Margie Taylor
(October 31st 2012)
