User blog:Cuteanimal17177/Nightmare



NIGHTMARE



Chapter 1

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Megan was hidden under the many piles of blankets on her small bed. She was curled up her cheek pressed against the old mattress her heart pounding. She heard footsteps until the door swung open.

"Honey what are you doing?".

Her mother had walked in and removed the blankets that hid her daughter from sight. She sat down on the edge of the bed and picked Megan up setting her down on her lap gently. "You know it's past your bedtime".

"Mommy I heard the noises again". Megan whispered.

Mother asked. "Where did you hear the noises this time?".

Megan pointed to under her bed. Her mother looked under the bed only to see nothing but wooden floor and dust scattered about. "There's nothing there sweetheart now go back to sleep". She pressed her lips against her daughter's forehead letting them linger there for a moment. Then swiftly tucking her in under the blankets and turning off the lamp on the nightstand.

Once mother had left to Megan's terror she could once again hear the noises. She looked under the bed and saw a pair of grey eyes staring back at her. She let out a small squeak and shot her head back up, pressing her back against the headboard.

A young boy crawled out from under the bed. They seemed to blend in with the dark shadows of the room. Turning around slowly she could see that the boy seemed to resemble her age maybe a bit older. He had shaggy black hair and the most lifeless grey eyes, eyes that could stare into her soul, eyes that held such sadness and grief in them that it seemed impossible that a young child could contain that sort of sadness in just their gaze alone.

"Who are you?". She asked.

The boy's gaze met her's before he finally replied in a soft tone of voice. "I'm Monster..".

Megan tilted her head in curiosity she never would think a parent would name their child that sort of name. "Why would your parents name you that?".

Monster looked confused. "Parents?". He tested the word as if he had never heard it before.

"Yes parents, their grown-ups that children live with, you know mommies and daddies". She answered him.

Monster had a sad expression again. "I don't have any..". He mumbled.

Megan felt awkward after saying that. But it wasn't her fault she was that curious after all she was only six years old and wasn't even close to the age of maturity yet. "I'm so sorry to hear that..". She whispered softly.

Monster shrugged and sat down on her bed. "It's not your doing, miss".

Megan looked at him. "Oh I'm Megan!". She shook the boy's hand quickly, she knew it was a gesture that her parents would do whenever they met new strangers or even new friends. The boy shook her hand much to her alarm since the boy's hand was ice cold and pale as snow.

She never knew this new friend would later become her worst enemy..

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