"Well," Dad said. "Time to scoot. We've got a lot of errands to run. See you at sundown. Oh yeah guys, we'll bring your costumes back with the others.... You got us costumes?" Of course. Why wouldn't we?" Mom answered."I dunno. I just thought, if I was going to be inside the great pumpkin, I wouldn't be needing a costume." Well, don't forget," Mom said. "We'll be serving cocktails between seven and eight. Got to loosen up a bit before the real fun starts." Yeah, I guess you're right."With that. But I justcouldn't concentrate; I kept feeling so antsy."Would you please watch yourself, young man!" the old woman exclaimedwhen I bumped her the third time. I realized I was rocking back andforth again.By now, they were almost at the check-out stand. I stood still, lettingspace build up between my cart and the old woman.The young lady with the old woman was piling goods on the conveyor beltof the check-out stand, and I kept telling myself, I really should behome doing homework, when I. GekreuzteRiemchen ?ber den Zehen, und ein Riemchen um die Fessel. Durch denhauchzarten Stoff der Strumpfhose leuchteten rote Zehenn?gel. Die Schuhehatten keinen nennenswerten Absatz, aber der war klein und spitz. KeinWunder, dass mir erst einmal der Halt fehlte.Ich schaute mich um. Peter hatte mich geweckt, sonst war niemand da."Mensch, was hast du denn gemacht? Ich wei?, du wolltest eineStrumpfhose, aber so eine? Und diese Schuhe?" Das wollte ich nicht, ich bin eingeschlafen, und..."Peter fing. After fourty five minutes I started to worry. I called my wife's cell phone. It rang five times and I was just about to hang up when she answered . I said are you OK? She didn't say anything at first , I could hear movement then she said in a quick strean voice. I'm OK ,I'll be home soon. Then she hung up. Another fourty five minutes passed and I was about to call again when I saw headlights coming up the drive way. I went to the door and opened it just as she was getting out of her car. The.