Creepy Chronicles of Colaiste Chiarain

Halloween​ ​banter​ ​by​ ​Carl​ ​O’Rourke
It's​ ​Friday​ ​the​ ​thirteenth​ ​and​ ​Halloween​ ​is​ ​only​ ​a​ ​few​ ​days​ ​away.
Everyone​ ​is​ ​dying​ ​for​ ​the​ ​big​ ​bonfire​ ​and​ ​the​ ​fireworks.​ ​This​ ​time​ ​of
year​ ​is​ ​when​ ​kids​ ​dress​ ​up​ ​as​ ​clowns​ ​and​ ​scary​ ​people​ ​for​ ​the​ ​fun​ ​of​ ​it.
This​ ​is​ ​usually​ ​hilarious.
I​ ​was​ ​sitting​ ​around​ ​with​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​boys​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​everyone​ ​to​ ​come
out.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​about​ ​8​ ​o'clock​ ​ ​so​ ​it​ ​was​ ​getting​ ​dark​ ​very​ ​quickly.​ ​In​ ​the
corner​ ​of​ ​my​ ​eye​ ​I​ ​spotted​ ​a​ ​clown​ ​on​ ​the​ ​other​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​field​ ​setting
off​ ​rockets.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​one​ ​he​ ​fired​ ​into​ ​the​ ​sky,​ ​it​ ​looked​ ​amazing​ ​but
then​ ​he​ ​started​ ​firing​ ​them​ ​at​ ​us.​ ​We​ ​thought​ ​it​ ​was​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​kids
having​ ​a​ ​laugh​ ​but​ ​I​ ​didn't​ ​find​ ​it​ ​very​ ​funny.​ ​So​ ​I​ ​ran​ ​towards​ ​him​ ​but
the​ ​closer​ ​I​ ​got​ ​to​ ​him​ ​the​ ​ ​taller​ ​the​ ​clown​ ​got.​ ​ ​Then​ ​when​ ​I​ ​was​ ​about
20​ ​metres​ ​away​ ​from​ ​him​ ​I​ ​saw​ ​he​ ​had​ ​a​ ​big​ ​knife!
He​ ​started​ ​running​ ​towards​ ​me​ ​so​ ​I​ ​bet​ ​up​ ​through​ ​the​ ​field​ ​as​ ​fast​ ​as​ ​I
could.​ ​He​ ​chased​ ​me​ ​around​ ​the​ ​field​ ​for​ ​about​ ​ten​ ​minutes.​ ​I​ ​was
terrified​ ​for​ ​my​ ​life​ ​but​ ​when​ ​I​ ​was​ ​finally​ ​out​ ​of​ ​breath​ ​he​ ​was​ ​as​ ​well
so​ ​I​ ​ran​ ​over​ ​and​ ​smacked​ ​him​ ​a​ ​nice​ ​dig​ ​into​ ​the​ ​face​ ​and​ ​knocked
him​ ​to​ ​the​ ​floor.​ ​Then​ ​he​ ​said​ ​“Stop!”​ ​and​ ​took​ ​off​ ​the​ ​mask.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​my
girlfriend​ ​getting​ ​me​ ​back​ ​from​ ​last​ ​Halloween​ ​when​ ​I​ ​chased​ ​her
around​ ​in​ ​a​ ​Freddy​ ​Krueger​ ​costume,​ ​ha​ ​ha​ ​ha!
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