All Hallow's Eve

The house looked much like it always did, only a front lawn full of colorful, fallen leaves giving any hint that it was fall. There were no decoration of any kind indicating that Halloween was approaching, much less that a party was going to happen. Sis did say that it was a fairly small affair and the last thing you would want to do is advertise a party at a house smack dab in the middle of college house row.

I listened to a few more songs on the radio before retrieving the key from the ignition, checked the time and with it just five minutes shy I determined, with a margin of error, that I was technically inside a window that would clearly make me on-time and not early. I retrieved my shopping bag from the trunk, looked around nervously, and began the walk up to the house, my body jingling with anticipation.

My hand was out, reaching for the bell, when the door opened up and my sister was standing there. She was dressed in a toga type of affair, the hem of the white dress hanging just above the knee. It was decorated with gold trim and she had on some of her gold jewelry and a pair of well worn gold colored sandals to complete the look.

"Nice costume." I commented.

"Thanks." She knew I was sincere and smiled awkwardly at the compliment. She was putting on a happy air, but it was clear that something was weighing on her mind.

"Everything OK?" I asked. I was a guy, but not totally devoid of some perceptive skills. She was my sister after all.

"I think everything is going to be just fine tonight." She said. "I'm in charge of a lot of the arrangements for tonight and just want things to go smooth."

She added the last part as though it were an after thought and it didn't sound overly confident.

"Come on. I'll show you to Lisa and Melina's room."

The rules of the house were pretty strict, especially when it came to male guest, and my sister, not even being an official resident, wasn't about to cause a scene by letting her little brother wander aimlessly through the sorority.