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Weekly Contest #372
The Thing in the Corner.The thing in the corner has been there since I can remember.I never gave it a name. I never even thought to. What kind of name would fit something like that?The moment the lights would go out, the moment the house quiets down: it appeared in the corner like a stain I could not wash out.At first it would just stand there in the corner. This tall shadow with arms too long. The shadow covered it perfectly, keeping it from my view but I knew it was there. I could feel it.The thing that lived in my corner scared me ever si...
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