Legend of the Pumpkin Thief by Charles Day

Author:Charles Day [Day, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Halloween, Holidays, Horror, Scary, spine-chilling, teens, young adult, children's, bram stoker
ISBN: 9781945107504
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC
Published: 2016-10-03T07:00:00+00:00

Four houses down from Nick’s, the bully of Chesterville argued with his drunken father.

“You’re not going out looking like some clown. You look like a real jerk with all the face paint. You getting all girly on me, boy?” his father yelled, as he pulled his belt out through the loops of his blue jeans and started wrapping a small length of the leather around his clutched fist.

Lou knew he was bigger, but also knew his father was much stronger. As a member of the local ironworkers union, he lifted his share of heavy metal and steel beams. His hands were rock hard, rough, and Lou knew what a direct slap from them felt like. He wasn’t into doing a round with the drunkard right now. But looking at his father wrap his belt around his hand for a better grip, well, it made him worry some.

Mother was out, probably grocery shopping. Seemed she’d been out more since Lou’s father had been hanging around more at home and less at local bar he frequented almost every night. Guess he’s running out of money, or his tab at the bar was getting to high. Had Mother been home right now, she never would have let his father get this far with the disciplinary actions. He listened to her. When she yelled at him, he retreated like a cowardly dog with its tail between its legs.

Lou guessed she also might have gone over to her friend’s house to avoid her husband coming home drunk. And since tonight was Halloween, he’d probably had an extra few slugs at the pub earlier, using the holiday as an excuse.

“Get over here, boy,” Lou’s father grumbled as he pulled the belt around his large fist. “You wise-mouthing off to your dad?” He slurred his words as he stumbled around the living room.

He was seriously drunk. Lou felt good. He stood a fighting chance, unlike many other nights, against his father. Lou knew he could easily wrestle him to the floor if that belt of his went swinging in all directions. So he ignored him, slipped on his Kiss gloves, and then told his father he was leaving. “And I may decide to stay out all night, so don’t bother waiting up for me.”

As Lou turned to walk away, he saw his father raise his hand to strike at him and send the belt down hard on his leather jacket. Lou swung around, grabbed hold of his father, then pushed him away with all his strength, sending the old man back onto the sofa. His father quickly stood up and stumbled toward him again, belt still held firmly in his shaky hand.

“Stay back, Pops. I don’t want to hurt ya. I’m not your little boy anymore. Come closer with your drunk self, and I’m knocking your butt out.”

“What did you just say, you punk?” His father came for him again.

Lou made a quick decision. Instead of keeping his promise to himself and knocking his father to the

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