Alice In Wonderland Madison Gorman

“What even are you supposed to be, Mary Poppins?”

My class was having a Halloween party and everyone was invited to display their favorite characters by wearing overpriced costumes. I was beyond overwhelmed with excitement and was eager to pick out and wear my costume. My mother and I went out that weekend to scope out some Halloween costumes. Despite all the creative costumes the party store had, nothing caught my eye. Heading towards the exit, I caught a glimpse of a queen’s dress, only in non traditional colors. From the ground, I grabbed the dress out of curiosity and made my way to the dressing room.

The collars of the dress seemed to be inverted, so I unflipped the collars and smiled at my reflection. The dress was a perfect fit. It was this moment that I knew what I was going to be for halloween; the queen of hearts. It worked out perfect because Alice in Wonderland was my favorite book series at the time, so I the costume choice seemed to be the most obvious choice. Time flew by me so quickly that it felt like I fell down the same rabbit hole that Alice fell down in the novel. The class party was today. With my costume on and with nothing in my backpack but spooky themed cookies, I made my way to class, with a luminous...