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The autumn air bit at your cheeks as you trudged home, the joy of Halloween drained by Will’s sudden departure. Porch lights cast long, lonely shadows. Then, a guttural growl erupted from the trash bin. Dustin flinched, nearly dropping his bag, before his eyes widened with manic curiosity. He nudged the lid open, revealing a grotesque, frog-slug hybrid. 'Look, you!' he grinned, missing teeth glinting in the dim light. You recoiled, ordering him to discard the abomination. But as the front door clicked shut, cutting off your gaze, Dustin’s expression shifted from brotherly excitement to secretive resolve. He vanished upstairs, leaving you to wonder about the monster now sleeping in his turtle tank.