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She was interrupted by a group of kids. “Trick or treat!”
“Hey guys!” Kassie jumped to meet them at the steps with the basket of candy in hand. “Everybody take one. Love the costumes!”
Right behind them were two more children. One was dressed as a doctor, the other a hockey player. They looked to be about seven or eight. Luc jumped to greet them alongside Kassie.
“Nice costumes! Doctor and hockey player. You two get an extra chocolate bar!”
Kassie laughed. “I think you’re his favorite, because he plays hockey.”
The little boy in the hockey jersey smiled nervously. “I know… I know you play hockey.”
The little guy in the doctor costume spoke up. “We live way down the street, but we had to come to your house and see if it was really you.”
“If it was really me?” Luc squatted down as the boys met them on the porch.
“Yeah. We heard from people that you lived here,” the doctor said.
“I’m a big fan,” the hockey player spoke up, shuffling his one foot and avoiding Luc’s eyes. “We watch all the games, and we play hockey too.”
“And you know who I am?” Luc asked, as if he didn’t believe these kids were here specifically to see him.
“Of course! You’re Luc Marcella from the Renegades,” the boys said together.
“Aw, that’s sweet,” Kassie whispered.
“Wow, guys, I don’t know what to say. You caught me off guard. I’m really glad you stopped by. Here, Kassie will give you some candy, but wait one minute. Let me go grab something inside.” Luc hurried into the house and searched through a few drawers until he found what he was looking for. Returning to the porch, he opened the marker he brought, scribbled his name on two different hockey pucks, and gave one to each kid. “Here you go guys, it’s all I have with me right now. But if you want to stop back sometime with your parents, I’ll sign something else, or take a picture with you. Whatever you want.”
“Awesome!” the boys said in unison.
“Just do me a favor. Let’s keep where I live between us, since this is private property. But if your parents want to give me the info on where you play hockey, maybe I can plan to stop by sometime.”
“Awesome!” the boys yelled again.
“By the way, I think your costume choices are perfect,” Kassie spoke up. “The doctor can fix the hockey player when he gets hurt!”
“Ain’t that the truth?” Luc said with a laugh.
That made the kids laugh.
Luc looked around the parking lot and noted there weren’t many kids left walking around. “Here, before you go, each take two more candy bars. I have a feeling the night is almost over.” The boys, still excited, turned to leave, and Luc called after them. “Please be careful walking home! Watch for cars!”
They watched the kids until they were out of sight. “That was pretty cool.” Luc grabbed a candy bar, opened the wrapper, and took a bite.
“Now who’s going to make us run out of candy?”
Luc looked at his watch, guessing that trick or treat was now over. “I think we’re safe to shut it down now.”
Kassie double checked the parking lot. She shrugged her shoulders. “Yeah. Looks like it. Halloween always seems to go so fast.”
“It does, doesn’t it?” He’d wanted to bring something up all night, but every time he was going to say something, more kids had showed up. “So… Tomorrow night we have a game, and I’d like you to be my guest.”
“Oh, yeah, sure.” Her voice was weird, almost as if she was hoping he was going to ask something else.
Luc ushered her into the house. Setting the basket of remaining chocolate on the table by the door, he noticed his dad wasn’t around. He must’ve retired to the bedroom already. “Want anything to drink?”
“Um, yeah. I’d like a water, but I can get it myself.” Kassie tried to head to the kitchen before Luc gently stopped her.
“Sweets, sit down. Make yourself comfortable. I’ll be right back with water.”
