Orange Chalk Grin

I darted out past the gate and spotted a chunky stub of orange sidewalk chalk sitting right against the curb! Look at that fiery Halloween color against the frosty gray concrete! I clamped my vine-fingers around the chalk and dragged it hard across the pavement. *Skrrrrt!* A wide, jagged pumpkin grin appeared in a puff of bright orange dust! ...I paused, the chill wind suddenly whistling down the empty street. Nobody was walking by, just my chalk face smiling up from the cold stone, quiet and alone. But look how bold it stands! I quickly scrubbed two giant triangle eyes above the grin so it could watch the road with me.