Tony and Lana made their way home jauntily from Dylan’s Halloween party when they encountered a girl with dark black hair crying on his front lawn. She looked to be about 14 and wore a costume that neither Tony nor Lana could quite make out what she was so supposed to be. She wore a long green coat and green pants. Tiny fake brown needles were sticking out of her arms and back.
“Are you all right?” Lana asked warily.
The girl nodded, sniffling slightly. She looked familiar…
“I’m Selene’s sister, Melanie,” she said giving them a small smile.
She looked back inside Dylan’s mansion, before turning away.
“Why are you crying?” Lana asked stepping off the marble steps and closer to Melanie.
Melanie gave Lana a watery smile.
“Do you think my costume’s stupid?” she asked in a quiet voi
