Not sure if this will be a short story or if it will get longer... No idea what to name the short story...

Ciao every reader!!! This is basically my first published (?) short story. I'm not sure if it is gonna be longer or not. I'm not every sure if the person is a boy or girl, haven't figured it out. Yet again, I'm too lazy to type it, so it's gonna be pictures. The underlined words are my vocab words (was an assignment to write a Halloweeny story using at least 10 vocab words). I'll put the vocab words under the picture that they're used in as a caption.

Ebb: (v) to flow or fall back, as the tide. (n) a period of decline

Repudiate: (v) to reject as untrue

Waif: (n) a homeless person, especially an orphaned child
Bedraggled: (adj.) wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud
Trepidation: (n) a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

Taint: (v) to corrupt or ruin by contaminating
Solicitude: (n) 1] anxiety and concern. 2] concern for the well-being of others
Illuminate: (v) 1] to brighten with light. 2] to make clear; to rid of confusion

Perceptive: (adj) extremely attentive to sensory input; keen
Cryptic: (adj.) having a hidden or secret meaning
Legacy: (n) something handed down from ancestors or history