So this is my story for Wattpad Contests - a halloween oneshot
Since it was said it could be of any genre this one isn't horror...

I looked outside the window of my house and rubbed at the glass which was clouded with mist

The street was dark, devoid of light. Suddenly I saw a yellow spot of light that seemed to form a cone

I craned my neck to see a couple of kids arrive with a torch from the coner of the street. I could make out a girl dressed as a witch with a broomstick and a conical black hat and a boy dressed in black with a white face - he was probably supposed to be a vampire.

Then my gaze landed on a 5 year old boy dressed as a pirate, who kept pushing back his hat which in turn kept toppling over his eyes

I felt a pang in my heart and tried to blink away the rapidly forming tears in my eyes. I saw my brother Jamie in that cute little boy.

My little brother-Jamie who would insist on being a pirate every Halloween. Once he even tried making our pet parrot Penny sit on his shoulder. We caught had caught her and put her back in her cage with much difficulty.

But you were dressed as a pirate last year also I would then retort

It ain't matter! He would say in his squeaky little voice
Pirates rule and you're going down ! he would shout and poke me in the stomach with his plastic sword as his eye patch would keep slipping off

I would just roll my eyes while he would yell Die, sea monster!

He always used to make me dress up as a slimy green monster with four eyes and would insist on painting every bit of my skin on his own. Yes, even the ears!

Every Halloween I would tell him that I was too old to celebrate but Jamie was as stubborn.as a mule

He would pout and sulk and make a puppy dog face that was simply irresistable and ultimately I would agree

Let's ho ol' mate! he would say cheerily while I would lung his sack of candies across the street

How I wish I could have celebrated just one more Halloween with him.
Given him all the gummy bears and bought him that blue teddy bear he had been begging for...

The shrill sound of the doorbell broke my train of thoughts. I wiped the single tear from my cheek and smiled at the children who had come for trick or treat

Their cheery laughter rang through the streets as they examined their sweets and grabbed at each others candies

I silently closed the door behind me. I adjusted the hook on my left arm and rang my neighbour's doorbell with an old pirate's hat in one hand

Trick or treat I smiled

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That night I left my bedroom window open and snuggled into bed
I looked at the pirate's hat kept on the window sill, full of gummy bears

Happy Halloween I whispered
Happy Halloween, Jamie