CHAPTER SIXTEEN
The next big event to come their way was Halloween, Chantelle’s actual birthday. Daniel had persuaded Emily that it had to remain on the actual date, because the whole point of Halloween was to enjoy it with other people. Chantelle couldn’t exactly run around the neighborhood dressed as a zombie demanding candy any old day of the year! Reluctantly, Emily had agreed that she’d have to wait until October 31 before she could send a ton of cute pictures of Chantelle to Roy.
They devoted the morning to Chantelle’s birthday, freeing up the evening for Halloween.
Emily dressed herself in her bedroom, sliding into the jack-o’-lantern outfit that worked perfectly thanks to her round belly. Instead of cutting the black felt into the shape of a grinning ghoul, she instead made it i
