Summer of Fireflies

A few dressed-up children came to my door and knocked on my door with jack-o-lanterns. If I refused to give them candy, the children would be very angry and use various methods to punish the family that did not give them candy. Punish you by dumping trash in your house etc. until you give them candy.It's a Halloween tradition.

In addition to giving the kids candy, I made some cookie treats, and every kid who came in and knocked on the door got a little bag of treats.

The news spread quickly, and more and more children came to my door to beg for candy, which kept me and the young people busy.

When I was busy, I didn't forget to put the little guy in black clothes, black pants and a small black cape, and put a black top hat on him, just like a magician's attire.

When other children were begging for candy, the little guy also held a newly bought toy magic wand in one hand and a jack-o-lantern in the other, and ran out happily to beg for candy. The colorful little candies only made his eyes smile.

"Even if Lisa is a witch, she is the most beautiful witch in the world." The little guy walked around me three times with a smile on his face.

"Stop being a jerk." I looked at my current attire, my whole body was pitch black, I was wearing a loose witch robe, a pointed witch hat on my head, and a big black windbreaker on the back of my shoulders , plus the witch mask on her face, she really looks like a black witch.

"For a witch, there should be a broom." The little guy rubbed his chin to realize something, and then he held the broom in front of me.

"Uh... the broom is fine." I flatly rejected the broom he gave me, and wandered around the street with the broom, always feeling weird.

"No broom, what about the witch's crystal ball." The little guy handed me another crystal ball and looked at me with blinking eyes. "It is said in fairy tale books that you can use a crystal ball to make a wish..."

"Stupid, it's impossible to make a wish come true with a crystal ball." I smiled and stroked his soft white hair, with a gentle tone, "Besides, I don't have any wish to come true." Even if I had, It is probably "hope the family is safe" or something.

The little guy flattened his lips at me, "Does Lisa really have no wish to come true?" When he said the word "really", he bit his words very hard, obviously he didn't believe what I said.

"Really not." I emphasized again that December is my birthday, so it's too early to come and find out what I have to say. In fact, no matter what birthday present An An gives me, I will be very happy.

"Lisa..." He stared at me resentfully, as if I had done something particularly excessive to him.

"...Well, maybe there are." Under his resentful eyes offensive, I had no choice but to surrender, "Probably... I hope An An doesn't have tooth decay." He eats so much every day and still hasn't had tooth decay. It was a miracle.

"What else?" The little guy didn't seem very satisfied with my tiny wish.

"What else?" I rubbed my chin and thought about it seriously, "I hope the store will give me a [-]% discount every day?" Single mothers who need food, rice, oil and salt every day can't afford it.

"Of course this doesn't count." The corner of the little guy's mouth seemed to twitch, "Isn't there anything Lisa wants in particular?" He continued to stare at me expectantly with his bright eyes blinking.

"Well..." I thought for a while that I really don't have anything in particular I want, I knelt down and rubbed An An's smooth hair, and said with a smile, "How about An An making a jack-o-lantern for my mother on Halloween next year?" ?” The little guy looked a little embarrassed after hearing this, he clenched his little fists, and then nodded to me with a “huh”.

"Lisa, the wish will only be effective if you cast a spell into the crystal ball."

"Hey, is that so?" I froze slightly.

"Lisa, please say your wish to the crystal ball again."

"What's that spell?" I stared at the crystal ball for a few seconds with a researching gaze.

"Long live the witch?" The little guy's tone was not very sure.

...I'm black.

"Jack will dominate the world for generations to come!" with a righteous face.

...The more you say it, the more outrageous it is.

"Isn't it right?" He continued to ponder while resting his chin, "Then...卍解!" The purple eyes were extremely bright in an instant.

...Hey, it seems that something got in here, I twitched my mouth and patted his head, and blamed him: "I told you to read so many comics." Even my thinking has become two-dimensional, and I was thinking about something in my heart Time took advantage of An An's absence to confiscate all his beloved cartoons and turn them in.

"...Senior sister, we can start now." This is the young man who was watching the conversation between our mother and son and finally found a chance to intervene.

An An is a magician, I am a witch, and the young man is dressed as a vampire. He is dressed in a black tuxedo, which makes the young man's figure even taller. He is wearing a clean white shirt inside, and the bow tie on the outside is buttoned up meticulously. The son is generally elegant and handsome.

He glanced at the elegant black tuxedo on the young man, then looked down at his loose witch robe and the black magician dress on An An.

It was a little surprising that the three of them were all dressed in black, and they looked like a family.

At 19:25, the night was getting darker. When we walked out of the house, we could see pumpkin lanterns lit on the street everywhere. The crowd in the center of the road was crowded. The young man and I walked down the deep streets of Palermo holding An’an’s hand, following the flow of people. Slowly move towards the center of the square.

In the center of the square tonight is a bonfire celebration for young people. People put on all kinds of weird costumes, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple. Under the reflection of the jack-o-lanterns on the side of the road, the colors are bright and dynamic. The masked people even painted colorful and hideous makeup on their faces, which looked scary.

At 19:55, Anna and I met in the middle of the square. Anna was wearing a revealing red kimono, the V-neck below her collarbone was partly visible, her wavy blond hair was hanging down her calves, and only her red was exposed under the golden mask. gorgeous lips.

When I hugged Anna warmly, I could smell the perfume wafting from her body. I knew at a glance that she must have carefully dressed up and put on light makeup before going out. Anna once told me that she always wanted to play back. The Japanese long-haired female monster wore a Japanese kimono once, and now she finally got her wish.

The four stayed in a corner where the bonfire was strong and waited quietly for the fireworks to bloom. On Halloween, apart from the bonfire party parading the streets, the magnificent masquerade party, and the magnificent fireworks show blooming in the sky, the streets of Palermo were almost empty.

From time to time, various bands of jazz, rock and guitar sounded in the center of the square, with the carnival and noise of the crowd, and there was a buzzing in the ears.

Because of Anna's hot attire, from time to time, several hot eyes from around are staring at us frequently, making me feel uncomfortable all over. The young man seemed to sense something, and he took a step forward slightly, barely blocking it. For those warm gazes, I instantly gave the young man a grateful look, and the young man just smiled slightly.

A few minutes later, I stared at Anna and An An who were dancing hand in hand in the distance. I just disliked that I can't dance. Is it necessary to abduct my son?I couldn't help feeling bitter about Anna's behavior of abducting my son.

"Sister, can we dance together?" The young man smiled and held out his hand to me.The candlelight around me flickered, as if a glimmer of light fell on the young man's eyes and jumped, I hesitated for a moment, then put my hand on the clean hand.

The five fingers are long and slender, the joints are beautiful, and the temperature in the young man's palm is thick and warm. The moment he put his other hand around my waist, I felt my skin stiffen for a moment. As I started slowly, I gradually got used to the young man's touch. The stretched nerves gradually relaxed.

In order to prevent my steps from going wrong, I pay attention to my feet, and I can only see the white chin of the young man when I look directly at them. It can be said that my dance steps are the worst among the four. I was like, "Oh, sorry." Look, I stepped on the young man's foot again after walking a few steps, which was really bad.

"It's okay." A chuckle rang through me, and the hand around my waist tightened inexplicably. I raised my head, and the hand held by the young man was gradually sweating. "Sister, don't be so nervous, just follow my footsteps and walk slowly." The handsome face reflected by the candlelight suddenly approached a little bit, and even the breath in the air became warm in an instant, and I felt very uncomfortable. Don't look away, lower your head and just stare at the upper of the shoe, not daring to look up at the young man.

"sorry."

"It's ok.

I don’t know how many times I repeated this kind of dialogue, and finally repeated it again. Under the guidance of the youth, my dance steps gradually caught up with the youth’s footsteps.

Occasionally passing by other dancing crowds, in the crowded flow of people, the shadows on the ground were flickering, and the shadows of the youth and I met under the bonfire. When the dance stopped, I was too tired to move.

Sitting on a bench in the corner, there are crazy dancing crowds everywhere I can see. I subconsciously want to look for the shadows of An An and Anna, but there are too many crowded people, and I can't find them at all. , I lowered my eyes dejectedly, but with Anna here, I don't have to worry about An An's safety.

"Senior sister is actually much better than when I danced for the first time."

I glared at the young man with resentful eyes, "Gang Ji-kun, don't comfort me anymore." It was just a dance, and even I couldn't figure out how this process trampled on the young man.