Three months later Halloween arrived. The leaves clung to the bottoms of Danny’s shoes as he walked on the slick pavement.  Danny walked for a quarter of a mile before he noticed that he was not alone. He heard footsteps behind him. He quickened his walking pace. The footsteps quickened and grew louder behind Danny as Danny picked up his pace. A man wearing a ski mask grabbed Danny and dragged the boy into the bushes. Danny screamed as the man tore at the boys clothes. He tried to unfasten the boy’s belt but his wrist was seized by a crazed gentleman brandishing a rather small, army knife.

  The boy ran away terrified. The man wore clown makeup and drove a stolen pickup truck. It was Trenton Cole. Trenton Cole knelt down and leaned over the masked man. Trenton was fairly...

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