Halloween was on the horizon, the heat had finally started to break, and it was a pleasant fall evening. I'd been planning this weekend with Janet for a while now. She finally got her boss at the diner to give her the weekend off. Frank was a good boss but leaned too much on Janet for the daily ins and outs of the place, having her do most of the back office work and waitressing while only being paid as a waitress. She loves her regular customers, though, so she doesn't want to leave any time soon.