You hear a polite knock on the door . The closet door .

I was sitting in my room, finishing off my last big essay of the year, when I heard a knock on my closet door. I was a nervous child growing up, always convinced that there were monsters in my closet - and under my bed and in the basement and the attic and in the radio and the TV and... well, pretty much everywhere. I had grown up a lot since then. That's why it was so unusual for me to hear this knock. Again, came another knock. What struck me was how calm it was. It caused me no fear. I thought I had better answer it. 
 
 I got up to open the door and I was awestruck by what stood before me. A creature of complete darkness stood there, towering over me, looking down on me with those big, red eyes, making my stomach fall down to my feet. Its eyes were so terrifying that I somehow missed that mouth, full of giant, pearly white fangs, dripping with a drool that just seemed to anticipate the taste of human flesh. That mouth hung open and came closer to me. The creature opened its mouth further, as if to speak. 
 
 `` Oh, hello, Mark'' it said. Needless to say, I was confused. 
 
 `` Hi'' I replied, before adding `` do I know you''? 
 
 `` Oh, I'm Blrrghhhgghllrgh'' he replied. `` I've lived in your closet for the past twenty years'' he informed me. 
 
 `` Do you also live under my bed'' I asked. `` Yes, yes, the bed, the basement, the attic, the radio...''. 
 
 `` The TV?'' I asked. 
 
 `` No, that's just crazy talk'' he replied. 
 
 We stood there, staring at each other, like two old friends who suddenly realize that they have nothing to say to each other. We stared, occasionally smiling politely and looking down at our shoes. Finally, I broke the silence. 
 
 `` So, why were you knocking on the door?'' 
 
 `` Can I borrow a cup of cockroaches?'' he replied. 
 
 `` Sorry, I have no roaches'' I told him. 
 
 He thanked me, told me it was nice to see me again and left. I was always convinced that there were monsters in my room. I never thought they were like that though. However, all in all, it was a fairly uneventful day.
