I used to be scared of the monster that hid under my bed.

It bedeviled me, it l gnashed it’s teeth at me when I lifted my quilt up and tried to look under  my bed, it started to laugh just as I was about to fall asleep.

And then one night, I decided to fight back.

Just before twilight, just before the monster took it’s place under my bed I crawled out from under my covers, I dropped to the floor and then I pulled myself into it’s lair

It was nice under my bed.

It smelled like bubble gum.

When I heard the monster slither from out of my closet and just before it crawled under my bed, I heard it stop. Then I heard it grunt.

” What are you doing down there? ” it hissed like a snake.

I gnashed my teeth, I laughed and then I dared it to crawl into it’s lair to get me.

” You’re no fun ” it said.

I heard the monster slither back into my closet. I heard it bang the door shut.

I laid under my bed and I wondered what my brother was doing.

Was he asleep yet?

How about my sisters and parents?

I slithered out from under my bed. I crawled across my floor and down the hall to the other bedrooms.

This was going to be fun.