"Damn it, Victor must think I didn't prepare any candy!" Pride rolled his eyes.
Billy was dressed as Master Yoda from Star Wars. After undergoing treatment for some time, he had grown quite a bit taller. But he still looked like a child, and wearing Yoda's costume made him absolutely adorable, especially with those large, fluttering ears.
"The Force salutes you!" Billy waved a fake lightsaber and said, "Come on, trick or treat!"
"Come in," Pride said. "There'll be a children's gathering later. Aisha might come too. You can eat cake together. Pumpkin-flavored."
"Awesome, I love cake!" Billy rushed straight inside and said, "My dad has a huge pumpkin too, but they can't even make pumpkin pie. They only know how to roast it. If I'd known, I would've dressed up as Darth Vader so I could steal the recipe!"
Pride closed the door. Billy kept twitching his nose as he said, "Oh my God, I smell such a strong buttery scent! The cake is almost done, right? How much longer until they get here?!"
"Where did your dad get that costume?" Pride could not help asking. "Is he a Star Wars fan too?"
"Of course not, I'm the Star Wars fan! I got two A's on my exams before he agreed to buy it for me! I wanted a Jedi outfit, but they were sold out, so this was all they had left..."
Billy chattered as he sat down on the sofa. Pride gave him some candy first and told him to eat slowly. He had meant to check on the cake in the kitchen, but in that brief moment, someone else came asking for candy.
"Trick or... trick or..."
The moment Pride opened the door, he found Ron's daughter Jenny dressed as My Little Pony—what would later become