Narrative Essay About Halloween Day

The whole experience was just overwhelming and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I still remember that day like it was yesterday because it is always playing in the back of my head. The year was 2011, and it was the last Monday of October. I woke up with such excitement; all that was running through my mind was the fact that I would be indulging in a bag full of sweets and no one would be able to stop me. I walked out my front door and the sweet smell of pumpkins filled my lungs. I saw my neighbors have all the skeletons, spiderwebs, and jack o-lanterns up. The vast amount of Halloween decorations that were hung up in the neighborhood was one of the best sights I’d seen all year. This Halloween night was a special one because it was the first Halloween in a lot of years where I was going to dress up.

My mother had also awoken that morning and instead of having a bright smile as usual, she had a frightening scowl. I wondered why

My mom had always been a woman of faith, so it was not all of a shock when the lady of her church came over, but she always kept it to herself. On that day, my mom and her friend had their bible out and were getting prepared to give me a lecture. I did not want to listen to what they had to say, so I just left to my room and decided on what costume I was going to wear that night and looking forward to what candy I would be getting later on. Not even a minute had passed and my mom was already at my door screaming at me like I had broken her favorite platter. I asked myself, “What did I do to get her so angry?” My mother asked me to throw away the my favorite witch costume and come back to the living room because I was going to listen to her lecture whether I liked it or