The authentic power of a coffee bean

"Look! It's a coffee bean!" a little girl exclaimed as she ran towards me. She was wearing a pumpkin costume and carrying a bag full of candy. It caused me a lot of tenderness to see her, so I smiled and bent down so she could see my face through the mask. "Yes, I'm a big coffee bean," I told her. "So you're not a monster?" she asked. "No, I'm not a monster," I replied. The little girl reached out her hand and gave me a handful of candy and then walked back to her mother.

I continued walking towards the party where my friends were waiting for me and as I quickly glanced around, I noticed that I wasn't the only person in the neighborhood in costume. There were children and adults everywhere, all dressed as monsters, murderers and other fantastic beings. I quickened my pace, as my skin was crawling as my peculiar costume began to attract the attention of characters in creepy costumes.

Maybe I exaggerated choosing this cheesy costume, but I had to do it was the only thing I could afford, I had no more money this year, yes I have been hit really hard by finances and staying home alone a night like tonight would not have been the best choice, I told myself this to try to convince and reassure myself that I had done the right thing. As I approached the place, I saw that the house of the big party I was attending was painted in a dark color with strange symbols, it also had a big pointy hat on each window, but it caused me more terror when I saw that the door was not a door, but a giant skull, it seemed to be the beginning of a long night, however, I took courage and decided to enter with total security.

The party was full of people in costumes and the music was blaring. I joined the party and tried to go unnoticed among the others, until I can find my friends. But since it couldn't be all rosy and there is always someone watching you I heard a deep voice say "Look, a coffee bean has come!" At that instant I blushed, everyone in the party turned to look at me and laughed. When I saw the group of my friends, I quickly turned to them and felt confident, although they also joked around for a few moments. They are very good at cosplay, so I knew it would be funny to see them.

But then, suddenly, we heard a noise outside the house. It was a strange creature, like nothing we had ever seen before. At the sight of it, people screamed and ran in all directions, as it appeared to be huge. I didn't understand if it was real or if someone was playing a practical joke on us, but it couldn't be possible, the monster started to chase people, I was also filled with fear and started to run. Suddenly, I tripped and fell to the ground, I was close to the monster, my heart was racing and before I was devoured I started screaming at it, "Don't eat me, I'm a coffee bean!" Then the monster stopped and looked at me. Then it said, "Oh, sorry! I thought you were a person."

I inadvertently saved myself from death, this calmed me down just for a moment, as I had a feeling that the monster would come back for me and this time I would not have the same luck. In those moments I thought of my family, how much I loved them and how sad it would be for them if something happened to me, then I realized that I had to fight for my life. I took all my energy and devised a plan to escape from the place, however, it was of no use because at that instant I saw that my best friend was devoured by the monster, I couldn't help but scream. The monster stopped again at the sound of my voice and was on the lookout for any movement on my part, so I should think hard about my next move.

While I was thinking about my next move, the monster lunged at me and knocked me to the ground, I tried to get up, but the monster attacked me again, I was stunned and could do nothing to defend myself, so I was only left to wait for my death. Following this, the monster approached my face and looked me in the eyes, at that moment I felt that my eyesight blurred, my heart stopped and a strange feeling of horror invaded my whole body, as if the creature was telling me that you should not go out on Halloween night.

I only had one last move left to make, so it occurred to me to pull out my large bag of coffee grounds that I carried in my left pocket, the same bag I received as a gift for renting the coffee bean costume. I then spread it on the ground in the hope that something would stop the monster, after a few seconds the creature couldn't resist the smell of the coffee and stopped attacking me, instead it moved away from me and disappeared into the darkness. I just lay there, not knowing what had happened, but I was sure the monster would not come back.

We were all very impressed and happy that an unusual character like a coffee bean had saved them from that creature. I just wanted the night to be over and thought that sometimes being naive and childish on a Halloween night can save your life, I will never forget what happened.