[ WP ] The monster under your bed is protecting you from something much worse .

There! My eyes wide open with an expression of fear, I lie on my back and listen. It is completely quiet in my room, too quiet. Then, the cracking of the floor beneath me, barely audible. But still, there IT is again, and it's coming for me. Shivering, I quickly pull the blanket over my head and press my eyelids together. Two minutes pass without another noise. Just as I am falling asleep, the old wooden planks crack again, this time a bit louder. It is coming closer! As if the creature knew that I am awake, it drags its long, sharp claws over the floor. The fear is eating me up from within, causing heavy drops of cold sweat to run down my forehead and neck. 
 
 In no more than a minute, the monster will be standing by my bed, ready to tear me into pieces. Paralized by the fear, I just lie there and listen. The creature moves towards me, letting out an eerie sound that makes me shiver in horror. I dare not move a muscle or cry for help, as I know that every help will come too late and mean nothing but the demise of more than one person. Finally, the monster has reached the far end of my bed. I can feel its cold breath, a breath that has meant the end for many people before me. The air grows heavy, I can hardly breath. My heart is thumping as if it wanted to rip a hole into my chest and escape. 
 
 The creature prepares to leap forward, to pierce my torso with its claws. Just then, I hear a shriek of pain. Something wet covers my blanket, which is slowly getting damp. Startled, I push the now wet blanket away from my head and straighten up. I see the creature, lying on the floor, a distorted expression on its sinister face. Only then I look up to find a grey silhouette levitating above the now dead monster. Blood is dripping from its long teeth. It looks me directly in the eyes, filling me once again with the deepest of horrors. Then it quickly disappears into the darkness beneath the bed, never to be seen again.
