Chapter 16Eli, Eddie, Esmerelda, Philly, Chip, Buttercup, Jellybean, and Daisy
A costume snafu courtesy of The Halloween Store threw a monkey wrench in a trip to faux Spain mid-May.
Eli: Your matador costume is there, but not my bullhorns.
Johnny: Costumes? Is it Halfway to Halloween Day or something?
Eli: That would have been two or three weeks ago. Next year, we’ll do it for sure. This was just for fun. I was going to wear my horsey pants from last Halloween. Horse…bull…same difference from the waist down. It seemed more frugal to reuse what I had.
I waited for praise. How pathetic was I?
Johnny: Right. Good for you.
Eli: But what fun is charging my naked lumberjack with no horns?
Johnny: I thought I was going to be dressed as a matador. How did I become a lumberjack?
Eli: Well,
