Branches in the Wind

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"Daddy, I can't sleep, there's a monster in the window!"

Monsters, huh, that's original for a kid.

"Oh don't worry about that, it's just the tree's branches blowing in the wind, see?"


"Daddy, the monster is back again!" he shrieked.

I looked to the window: nope, nothing but the tree's branches. I walked over, and to prove it to him, I opened the window and turned back to him.
"See, it's nothing but the tree, I told you, now go to sleep, you've got school in the morning."


"Fine, I'll just sleep in your bed with you, if you see any monsters, just hold tight to me."


While I lay, eyes closed, my mind started wandering. Didn't I buy white sheets for the bed? I looked at my son's slit neck and realized my mistake. That's when I heard the monster, except it wasn't tapping at the glass; it was the footsteps from the opened window. I couldn't help but laugh, how didn't I realize I had no trees in my yard?



Credit To: Legendd

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