The next day at school Bobby sees Jeff in the cafeteria.  They had always went trick or treating together but last night Jeff was no where to be found.  "You missed out on a great night last night," Bobby tells Jeff.  Jeff answers, "No…I have out grown that stuff and anyway I had a better night then you did.  I was with Victor last night and we had a real Halloween night."

 

"Who's Victor?" Bobby asks. "He's a great guy…Do you want to meet him?" Jeff asks. There is a party tonight at Bill's house and Victor will be there. Bobby likes parties and agrees to meet Jeff there about seven o'clock.  At the party Bobby meets Victor and he invites Bobby to a gathering the next Saturday night. It will be in an old run down building in the middle of the woods.  Bobby knows that no one goes there because it is haunted but he did not want to look like a wimp at the party.  So he agrees to go.

 

The next Saturday rolls around and Jeff takes Bobby through the woods and into the dark old house. There is a strange silence that night and Bobby can feel something different about this place.  As they walk in Bobby can see Victor.  He is standing in front of a box made of wood and it looks like he is still wearing last weeks costume.  He has on a dark cape trimmed in gold with a black shirt and a strange looking thing on his head.  Bobby also sees six other boys standing around Victor and there is an odor in the room.  He thinks that this could be from the many candles around the room.  As they get closer to Victor, all the other boys sit in a circle around the box with a single unlit candle on it.  Jeff joins the circle but Bobby stands a few feet away.  What are they doing Bobby wonders to himself and why am I here?

 

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