I think the pumkine is alive and she is adopt to her step mother because as she wear she looks like adopted here is my story. One day her step mother gave her a work to do it was to prepare the hallowinday. So prepare for the hollwinday. For example: her step mother's cloth, decorate room and prepare the food...
While she preparing the food she had to cut the pumkine but when she try to cut the pumkine get bright and gave evil mind to her.
After that day she dosen't have to follow the order from step mother, because she is controling
step mother!!!