The spirit of Halloween was in the air, and excitement buzzed throughout the university. Everyone was talking about their costumes and parties. I, on the other hand, couldn’t stand Halloween. I didn’t grow up having many friends and so when Halloween rolled around, I didn’t have any friends to go trick or treating with, I didn’t have any friends to go to any parties with. I was just the single human girl who hung at her house by herself while her werewolf neighbors partied away. Basically, Halloween had always been a reminder of how different I was from everyone else, how lonely I felt. Every costume and festive decoration seemed to mock my being alone, a stark contrast to the laughter and camaraderie around me. Even though I had more friends this year and I had Liam, I just couldn’t