Making a difference

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When the wind caused the skeletal branches to tap on the windows, when the lights caused black shadows to appear on white walls, when things went bump in the night, there I was.

I believe I made a difference to those children’s lives. I know I made a difference.

Before I came along, their lives were filled with sunshine and happiness. They knew the safety of their back gardens, the warmth of their kitchens, the security of their beds at night before I came along.

Birthday cake, sugary sweets, blue blankets and the knowledge that their mother and father could protect them had kept the children joyful. They could run and play all day long and sleep, safe and sound, in their beds at night. But all that changed when I arrived.

I remember one child (there have been so many) whose life was forever different after me. He was a boy who loved football, spaghetti and his grandparents. Each night he would read under the bed covers after he was supposed to be asleep. He smiled and laughed until I slithered under his bed and waited.

I began with little things. I would move things about in his room, perhaps hide his favorite toy or open drawers and cupboards. He was so confused. Then I got bored of these so I began to tug at his bedclothes just as he was about to fall asleep. I didn’t pull them hard enough so they landed on the floor, just hard enough so he would wake up and be terrified. I could see his terrified eyes moving in the darkness.

One night he got out of bed. It was pitch black and not even the moon was brave enough to shine that night. He put his bare feet onto the carpet. So I slowly reached out my cold and clawed hands and suddenly grabbed his ankle. His screech howled around the house like an echo in a cave. His parents came rushing in and frantically searched his bedroom but of course they found nothing.

He didn’t smile and laugh after that.

I also remember a girl who was braver than the others. I played the same tricks on her. I waited until the night was dark and terrifying before I curled my claws around her ankle. She screeched as I knew she would but then she didn’t cry or run for help rather she reached under the bed and grabbed my hand. She pulled and pulled and I struggled and struggled. I scratched, bit and scraped but she wouldn’t let go. In the end I had to disappear into the other world because if she had seen me, I would have died.

I looked in on this brave girl after years and I wasn’t surprised to find that  as an adult, she was now a powerful and a brave leader. I like to think I made a difference in her life as well.

So whoever is reading this, if you hear things that go bump in the night, if you feel the bed sheets and blankets slowly being pulled away from you or if you feel a chilly hasty thing crawling across the back of your neck on a hot summer’s day, just know that it is me making a difference in the world.

[Sacrifice 2,278]

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The concept of this story is astounding. We all can agree that we have had the feeling of a monster living under our beds or hiding in our cupboards when we were young. I usually thought it was my mind playing tricks but this article says otherwise. :x

 

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Its a great article and I personally believe that there is a lot you could have added to this. Especially if you could have explained this monster-type thing a bit more it would have certainly improved the story a lot. It was a decent effort and I am eager to read more content coming from you.

[Viking4s 10,791]

Very nice concept and well written!! 

it reminds me of these 

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Edited March 26, 2020 by Viking4s

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On 3/25/2020 at 7:29 PM, Sacrifice said:

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The concept of this story is astounding. We all can agree that we have had the feeling of a monster living under our beds or hiding in our cupboards when we were young. I usually thought it was my mind playing tricks but this article says otherwise. :x

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• I removed the "..." because you can simply use a comma (,) where necessary.
• Corrected some spelling errors.

Its a great article and I personally believe that there is a lot you could have added to this. Especially if you could have explained this monster-type thing a bit more it would have certainly improved the story a lot. It was a decent effort and I am eager to read more content coming from you.

Thanks a lot! It took me a while to write it and actually, this was a piece I was going to submit to my school before you know schools closed down *ahem*. This was a competition in school to see who could write the best story/article that consisted of 500-1000 words and I knew it was my time. 

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You are always welcomed to post your unfinished homework *cough* I mean, epic pieces of writing here for the audience to read. Good luck for further content!

 

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On 3/26/2020 at 3:03 PM, Viking4s said:

Very nice concept and well written!! 

it reminds me of these 

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Haha, I’ve always heard a noise hither and thither from time to time during my youth years. Although I knew more details should’ve been added to this piece, I can always guarantee improvements to be made in the foreseeable future!

[Pythor 1,354]

Interesting concept