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Weekly Contest #169
The Monster ‘Neath His Bed ** I ** “Mom, mom, he’s here again. Hurry up, wake up!” Soaked with sweat, the little boy cowered under his blankets, frightened by the scratching of the monster dwelling beneath his bed. He had never seen the creature but its presence was as real to him as the goose bumps bubbling on his skin. It was several heartbeats past midnight and the boy was alone in his world of torment. An only child, his parents worked the graveyard shift: his father, a custodian at the local high school, his mother, a subs...
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