Dirty Tricks by Layla Simon

One night. One copied disguise. One chance to capture the girl and make her mine.

For the past year, I’ve stalked the hallways of Kingswood School. Unseen, unremarked upon, a ghost. Even the girl I love looks straight through me like I’m invisible. I have to stab myself with a blade at night to remind myself I’m real.
But when I overhear a discussion on the costumes being worn to the annual Halloween party, an opportunity shimmers in my mind. A chance to duplicate another boy’s outfit and steal a moment with the girl of my dreams.
A night where I won’t have to spend my time skulking in the shadows, eavesdropping from underneath her bed, relegated to the sideline.
For everyone else, the annual Halloween party is a chance to hide themselves behind elaborate masks.
For me, it’s a chance to be seen.