It was Halloween again, and my cousin Terri and I were going to another costume party. I had decided to go as the Venus de Milo. I sat in front of a mirror, and applied white body paint to my topless body (except for my arms) to make myself look like a marble statue. With the body paint done, there was only one thing left to do. I picked up a saw and used it to cut my left arm off, leaving no stump. I set my severed arm aside, and applied body paint to the thin layer of skin that had appeared over the cut. I quickly realized there was a problem though. There was no way I would be able to cut my right arm off without help. Just then, Terri arrived. I answered the door, and she stood before me dressed like Marilyn Monroe.

     "Terri, come in. I need your help." I said.

     "Sure, what's wrong?" She asked.

     "I need help with my costume. Follow me." I replied.

     I led her into the bedroom and handed her the saw.

    "Here, I need you to cut off my right arm." I said.

    "Your right arm? You're crazy." She replied.

     I had never told her about my magical abilities, so I took moment to explain it to her. I also pointed to my severed left arm.

    "Look, if it hurts, I'll tell you to stop." I said

    "Okay... but I don't know about this." She replied.

    "Just trust me." I said.

    "Where do you want me to cut?" She asked.

    "Where the body paint ends." I replied.

    Terri was still unsure about it, so she cut slow, but she did cut my arm off, leaving a short stump. She set the saw aside and held up my severed arm.

    "This is incredible! How come you never told me about this before?" She asked.

    "I was worried that you would think I was crazy." I replied.

    "I probably would have." She replied.

    "Okay, I need you to put body paint on what's left of my arm." I said.

    She felt the thin layer of skin that had formed over the cut, then applied the body paint. We then left for the costume party and had a great time. I got several compliments on my costume, and I won the contest. I later gave part of the prize money to Terri since she helped me. We then went back to my place.

    "Okay, I need you to wipe the body paint off and reattach my arms." I said.

    "How do I do that?" She asked.

   "You just press the two ends together." I replied.

    She wiped the body paint off the cut ends, and reattached my right arm, followed by my left arm. I moved my hands and arms to show her that everything still worked like it was supposed to.

    "That's amazing! Can you do something for me now?" She asked.

    "What's that?" I asked.

   "Can you saw me in half?" She asked.

    "Sure." I replied.

   Terri lifted up her shirt and laid down. I picked up the saw and sawed her in half. She enjoyed every second of it.

The end