"Yeah," I say, glancing away. Everyone's biggest nightmares came to life on Halloween and disappeared the next day -- except for mine, which actually happened. It's not a day I really want to dwell on, either, all things considered. Not that that's stopped me the past couple of months, granted, but I've been getting better about not brooding in mixed company.

I plaster on a grin, clapping my hands together. "So. How about that baseball, huh?"