As she jumped back, she bumped into something and whirled around to see a figure in white standing behind her.
She took a step back from that figure and heard a guttural moan behind her. Whirling around, she saw the green figure lurching toward her.
Putting her hands on her hips, she scowled at it and said, “Very funny, Dad.”
Turning around, she glared at the figure in white behind her and said, “You, too, Mom.”
They both burst out laughing, and her father said, “We had you going for a bit there, didn’t we?”
Sighing, Lizzie shook her head and said, “Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only adult in this family.”
“Oh, go on with you,” her mother said, gently pushing on Lizzie’s arm.
Lizzie broke down in giggles, then looked at her parents again.
“Good costumes,” she told the
