[ WP ] `` It 's just the rain ''

The warm, red glow of the nightlight was keeping her awake. Shivering, she ducked her head under the quilt, wrapping its warmth around her. 
 
 *If I can ’ t see them, they can ’ t see me*, she chanted to herself. *If I can ’ t see them, they can ’ t see me*. Long, bony fingers were *tap, tap, tapping* on the windowsill. She hugged her pillow and let out a plaintive wail. 
 
 Monsters in the closet, under the bed, inside the walls! Monsters, monsters tapping on her window! *Tap, tap, tap! Tap, tap, tap! * 
 
 *If I can ’ t see them, they can ’ t see me! * She screamed again, louder this time. Enough noise might scare the demons away. The pounding grew louder, the monsters drew closer. The quilt was smothering her, wrapped around her legs, she was trapped! *Tap, tap, tap! * 
 
 “ Shhh, baby. It ’ s just the rain. ” 
 
 If only that were true. 

