[ WP ] You are a single parent , and your child has shown you their drawing of a monster . You discover that the monster is real .

I was finishing my night as I would any other Sunday, lounging in my chair downstairs reading by the fire. Dogs were walked dishes done my girls had brushed their teeth and all settled in bed. The house was finally quiet, my mind relaxed I shut off all the lights and made my way to bed. On my way upstairs I noticed a faint light coming from under the doorway of my youngest daughters bedroom, I decided to investigate. 
 
 With two small knocks the door slowly opened and there she was, pencil in hand furiously scribbling away at her notebook. “ Sweetie, c ’ mon its time for bed ” I said as I sat on her bed reaching for her notebook. “ Daddy no ” she whispered at me quietly yet firmly tearing the notebook from my hand and holding it close to her chest. I started to react but then stopped as I realized she was crying. I asked her what could possibly be upsetting her so much and she responded with “ If I cant draw it, it says it will take me away ” at this she broke into tears sobbing into my arms. I calmly reassured her that everything would be fine, holding her closely I grabbed her book and started to flip through the pages. 
 
 A lump formed in my throat, for on the pages were professionally drawn images of a thin tall sickly looking monster, it had the same position in every sketch neck bent forward jaw agape, at its feet were piles of bloody bones. 
 
 “ Honey… where did you.. how did you come up with.. these? ” She sniffed and wiped her eyes.. “ Daddy ” she said calmly “ its right behind you ”. 

