My Halloween Decorations Were Destroyed Overnight — and I Knew Exactly Who Was Behind It
The kids were devastated. Emma cried when she saw her favorite pumpkin smashed. Meanwhile, Ben kept asking why someone would hurt our ghost. Lucas just got quiet, which worried me more than tears would have.

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Later that evening, after we’d filled three garbage bags with destroyed decorations, Jake came home from the hardware store with supplies to start rebuilding. His phone buzzed as he was setting down the bags, and I watched his face change as he read the screen.
“What is it?” I asked, immediately alarmed.