“Halo. That’s an unusual name,” Sarah said. The devil’s cold eyes studied her. He sneered. “Give Ben my regards.”Sarah glanced at Erin.The other girl shrugged.”Why don’t you–” Sarah began, turning back around.But the mysterious boy was gone. “A-MEN!” Erin said. She attempted to re-braid her hair on the side that had come undone. “That dude was mighty fine.” Sarah felt herself smile. “Yeah. But his attitude wasn’t.” Erin refastened the rubber band around her braid. “Who cares about his personality? Did you see his rock hard body? And those amazing eyes.” Her face took on a dreamy, far-off look.Sarah waved a hand at Erin, clicking her fingers. “You’re just boy-crazy.””Am NOT!” Erin laughed. She attempted to swat Sarah’s cheek, but missed. “Whatever. Let’s dance,” Sarah said. She lifted her arms above her head and let her body sway back and forth to the music. Her thoughts drifted back to how Bent held her on the couch. And how soft and tender his kisses had been. She sighed. If only she knew what he’d tried to tell her. And if only she’d had time to ask him before that Wonder Twin had interfered. As she held up her arm for Erin to do another spin, the lights suddenly went out in the nightclub. The pounding music died instantly.The people around Sarah started to murmur in confusion. Others yelled in annoyance. -“What’s the big idea?” -“Turn the lights back on!”-“Get off my foot, PUNK!” -“You get off MY foot, A-hole!” Sarah slowly became aware of how dangerous a crowd this size could be, especially when everyone stood in complete darkness. Several people pulled out their phones to turn on their flashlights. Given the size of the enormous room, the flashlights did little more than illuminate random faces of people in the beams. Erin switched on her cellphone flashlight. “What happened?” she whispered. A voice came over the loudspeaker. “Ladies and Gentlemen. No need to panic.”The crowd quieted, listening intently. “This Halloween night is a time for celebration. It is also…a time for sacrifice!” The voice let out a deafening maniacal laugh. Erin started to tremble, causing her flashlight beam to flicker in the darkness.People around Sarah hooted and hollered. They didn’t seem afraid at all. “Now, we ask that everyone, please, put away your cellphones…or face the consequences,” the voice growled over the loudspeaker. “This is GREAT!” a guy shouted. Flashlights switched back off around the room. Sarah found herself again in complete darkness. “Sarah, I don’t like this,” Erin said. Sarah giggled. “Good grief, Erin. You’re supposed to be the brave one.” Erin snickered. “Darn. I was hoping I’d scare you.” “Not a chance,” Sarah said. She tried to punch Erin’s arm. But since she couldn’t see a thing, she wound up accidentally hitting someone else. “Watch it!” the girl Sarah had hit screeched.